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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Loiseau, Sugar Land, TX (US);
James Ernest Brown, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/119 (2006.01); E21B 23/04 (2006.01); E21B 33/14 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01); E21B 4/18 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/119 (2013.01); E21B 4/18 (2013.01); E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 23/04 (2013.01); E21B 33/14 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01);
Abstract
Downhole tool positioning systems and methods are disclosed which employ buoyancy-mediated tool displacement wherein the density of the tool or string connected to it, and the treatment fluid are matched to facilitate hydraulic translation of the tool in a deviated borehole or lateral with or without a mechanical translation device.