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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Weatherford/lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Minh-Tuan Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Gary D. Ingram, Houston, TX (US);
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for fracturing a hydrocarbon bearing formation includes a valve including a tubular housing having a bore therethrough and one or more flow ports formed through a wall thereof. One or more locator tags are embedded in the housing, and a sleeve is disposed in the housing and movable relative thereto between an open and a closed position. The system also includes a shifting tool comprising a shifter movable between an extended position and a retracted position and operable to engage the valve sleeve. The shifting tool includes a lock that keeps the shifter extended in the locked position and allows the shifter to retract in the unlocked position. The shifting tool also includes an antenna for detecting the locator tags, and an electronics package in communication with the antenna and the actuator for operating the actuator in response to detection of the locator tags.