# US 10,502,018 B2 · Linear selective profile actuation system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,502,018 B2 - Document ID: US10502018B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/658,866 - Filed: 2017-07-25 - Published: 2019-01-31 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-07-25 - Assignees: Baker Hughes, A Ge Company, LLC - Applicants: Wilfred Provost; Daniel Napier - Inventors: Wilfred Provost; Daniel Napier - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10502018B2 ## CPC - E21B 33/1285: {by fluid pressure} - E21B 7/28: Enlarging drilled holes, e.g. by counterboring - E21B 33/1216: {Anti-extrusion means, e.g. means to prevent cold flow of rubber packing} - E21B 34/14: operated by movement of tools, e.g. sleeve valves operated by pistons or wire line tools {(E21B34/066 takes precedence)} - H02K 41/02: Linear motors; Sectional motors - E21B 4/02: Fluid rotary type drives - E21B 2200/06: Sleeve valves - E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) ## Abstract A linear selective profile actuation system including a traveling actuation member having a selective profile, the selective profile being resilient or rigid and possessed of a shoulder, a resource recovery tool having a tool profile, the tool profile being resilient or rigid, providing at least one of the selective profile or the tool profile is resilient, the tool profile being possessed of a seat, the tool profile and selective profile being configured to engage the shoulder and seat without resilient action from either the tool profile or selective profile if the selective profile is complementary to the tool profile or to resiliently pass the traveling actuation member if the selective profile is not complementary to the tool profile. A method for actuating a resource recovery tool. A resource recovery system including a borehole, a tubular string in the borehole, a resource recovery tool having a tool profile. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A linear selective profile actuation system comprising: a traveling actuation member having a selective profile, the selective profile being resilient or rigid and possessed of a shoulder; a resource recovery tool having a tool profile, the tool profile being resilient or rigid, providing at least one of the selective profile or the tool profile is resilient, the tool profile being possessed of a seat, the tool profile and selective profile being configured to engage the shoulder and seat without resilient action from any part of the traveling actuation member or the tool profile if the selective profile is complementary to the tool profile or to resiliently pass the traveling actuation member if the selective profile is not complementary to the tool profile. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the traveling actuation member is an untethered member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the untethered member is a dart. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tool profile includes an expander at an innermost portion of the tool profile. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the selective profile includes a lead step and a land extending between the lead step and the shoulder, the length of the land dictating whether or not the selective profile is complementary to the tool profile. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the seat and shoulder each include a complementary back cut. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tool profile is disposed in a recess providing space for the tool profile to be resiliently urged into the space such that the traveling actuation member may pass. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the traveling actuation member is configured to produce a center of hydrodynamic drag behind a center of gravity of the traveling actuation member when viewed in a direction of travel of the traveling actuation member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the traveling actuation member includes a nose cone. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the traveling actuation member is asymmetric. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tool profile is annularly discontinuous. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tool profile is a C-ring. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the resource recovery tool is a valve. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A method for actuating a resource recovery tool using the system claimed in claim 1 comprising: contacting the tool profile with the traveling actuation member; sliding a land along a counter-land of the tool profile and then the first in time to occur of contacting an expander of the tool profile with a lead step and thereby expanding the tool profile or landing the traveling actuation member on the seat of the tool profile without resilient action. ### Claim 15 A resource recovery system comprising: a borehole; a tubular string in the borehole; a traveling actuation member having a selective profile, the selective profile being resilient or rigid and possessed of a shoulder, the member being receivable in the string; a resource recovery tool in the string having a tool profile, the tool profile being resilient or rigid, providing at least one of the selective profile or the tool profile is resilient, the tool profile being possessed of a seat, the tool profile and selective profile being configured to engage the shoulder and seat without resilient action from any part of the traveling actuation member or the tool profile if the selective profile is complementary to the tool profile or to resiliently pass the traveling actuation member if the selective profile is not complementary to the tool profile. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system as claimed in claim 15 wherein the resource recovery tool is a plurality of resource recovery tools each possessed of a counter-land having a specific length. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system as claimed in claim 15 wherein upon disallowance of engagement of the seat of the tool profile and the shoulder of the selective profile, the traveling actuation member is configured to automatically contact sequential tool profiles until engagement occurs.