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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Bruce A. Dale, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Randy C. Tolman, Spring, TX (US);
Pavlin B. Entchev, Moscow, RU;
Renzo Moises Angeles Boza, Houston, TX (US);
Chris E. Shuchart, Missouri City, TX (US);
Eric R. Grueschow, Houston, TX (US);
Charles S. Yeh, Spring, TX (US);
Bruce A. Dale, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Randy C. Tolman, Spring, TX (US);
Pavlin B. Entchev, Moscow, RU;
Renzo Moises Angeles Boza, Houston, TX (US);
Chris E. Shuchart, Missouri City, TX (US);
Eric R. Grueschow, Houston, TX (US);
Charles S. Yeh, Spring, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A tool assembly is provided that includes an actuatable tool such as a valve or a setting tool. And includes a location device that senses the location of the tool assembly within a tubular body based on a physical signature. The tool assembly also includes an on-board controller configured to send an activation signal to the actuatable tool when the location device has recognized a selected location of the tool based on the physical signature. The actuatable tool, the location device, and the on-board controller are together dimensioned and arranged to be deployed in the wellbore as an autonomous unit.