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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Paulo Tubel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Rogelio Cantu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jorge Laurent, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James Kendall Warren, Conroe, TX (US);
Sagar Shinde, Houston, TX (US);
Amanda Tubel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Paulo Tubel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Rogelio Cantu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jorge Laurent, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James Kendall Warren, Conroe, TX (US);
Sagar Shinde, Houston, TX (US);
Amanda Tubel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Tubel Energy LLC, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Abstract
A wellbore insert comprises a housing that further comprises an inner annulus and one or more ports dimensioned and configured to provide a fluid pathway between the inner annulus of the housing and the outer surface of the housing. A selectively movable port seal, operable via a port seal mover, is dimensioned and configured to selectively occlude or open these ports. A movable plug, controlled by a plug mover, operates within the housing to selectively permit or occlude fluid flow within the housing. A power supply and a detector are typically present within the housing. An individually addressable electronic control module is operable to effect a change in the position of the selectively movable port seal and/or the movable plug. The wellbore insert can be used for downhole operations such as frac operations.