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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017

Filed:

May. 23, 2016
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Michael Bittar, Houston, TX (US);

Jing Li, Pearland, TX (US);

Daniel Dorffer, Houston, TX (US);

Clive Menezes, Conroe, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/11 (2006.01); E21B 17/08 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01); H01F 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/11 (2013.01); E21B 17/00 (2013.01); E21B 17/08 (2013.01); E21B 17/1078 (2013.01); H01F 7/064 (2013.01); E21B 17/003 (2013.01); E21B 17/028 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electromagnetic perforation device for well casings includes a coil disposed around a core carried by a mandrel. The device further includes a power supply coupled to a current supply device, which is coupled to said coil. A stabilizing member extends from the mandrel and spaced apart on the mandrel from the coil core. The electromagnetic performance device may be positioned in a well casing, and the current supply device may rapidly supply a current to the coil to created an electromagnetic field in the coil and simultaneously induces a magnetic field in the well casing. The coil, current, and well casing may be selected such that electromagnetic field and the magnetic field produce repulsive magnetic forces that are sufficient to overcome a yield strength of the well casing and perforate the well casing.


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