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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Keven O'connor, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Keven O'Connor, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2006.01); H01H 1/06 (2006.01); H01H 36/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2013.01); H01H 1/065 (2013.01); H01H 2036/0086 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes a string for placement in the wellbore and a switch on an outside of the string, wherein the switch includes a plurality of magnetic elements that provide a continuous electrical when the plurality of magnetic elements are aligned by an externally applied magnetic field. In one embodiment, the switch includes a channel that houses the plurality of magnetic elements that remain unaligned until the magnetic elements are aligned by the externally applied magnetic field.