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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Sascha Schwartze, Sandnes, NO;
Ole Petter Nipen, Bergen, NO;
Carl C. Clemmensen, Bergen, NO;
Corinna Schwartze, Sandnes, NO;
Sascha Schwartze, Sandnes, NO;
Ole Petter Nipen, Bergen, NO;
Carl C. Clemmensen, Bergen, NO;
Corinna Schwartze, Sandnes, NO;
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes a plurality of cutters, each cutter having expandable cutting elements, a control unit associated with each cutter to expand the cutting elements of its associated cutter and a controller that controls each of the control units to independently activate and deactivate each cutter in the plurality of cutters to expand the cutting elements of each such cutter.