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US 11,078,740 B2Granted
Wellbore radial positioning apparatus
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsClovis Satyro Bonavides, Vladislav Torlov
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Abstract
A wellbore radial positioning apparatus includes a tool body and a motor that actuates a traction wheel. The tool body is configured to be positioned within a wellbore. The motor driving the traction wheel is connected to the tool body and is configured to rotate the tool body in the wellbore. The traction tool is configured to frictionally contact or attach to the wellbore. The tool body is rotated in the wellbore by the action of the motor actuating the traction wheel.
Claims20
A well tool system comprising:
- a tool body configured to be positioned within a wellbore;
- a traction tool connected to the tool body, the traction tool configured to attach to the wellbore and comprising a friction wheel or sprocket wheel having a diameter greater than a diameter of any other part of the tool body;
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- a motor connected to the traction tool, the motor configured to rotate the traction tool when the traction tool is attached to the wellbore, the tool body configured to rotate relative to the traction tool in response to the motor rotating the traction tool.
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A well tool system comprising:
- a tool body configured to be positioned within a wellbore;
- a traction tool connected to the tool body, the traction tool configured to attach to the wellbore;
- a motor connected to the traction tool, the motor configured to rotate the traction tool when the traction tool is attached to the wellbore, the tool body configured to rotate relative to the traction tool in response to the motor rotating the traction tool;
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- a test probe connected to the tool body, the test probe configured to perform a well test within the wellbore to determine a wellbore property.
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A well tool system comprising:
- a tool body configured to be positioned within a wellbore;
- a motor connected to the tool body, the motor configured to rotate the tool body within the wellbore;
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- a traction tool connected to the tool body, the traction tool comprising a friction wheel or sprocket wheel having a diameter greater than a diameter of any other part of the tool body and configured to attach to the wellbore, the tool body configured to rotate relative to the traction tool when the traction tool is attached to the wellbore, wherein the motor is connected to a downhole end of the tool body, and wherein the traction tool is connected to a downhole end of the motor.
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A well tool system comprising:
- a tool body configured to be positioned within a wellbore, the tool body configured to rotate within the wellbore;
- a traction tool connected to the tool body, the traction tool comprising a friction wheel or sprocket wheel having a diameter greater than a diameter of any other part of the tool body and configured to attach to the wellbore, the tool body configured to rotate relative to the traction tool when the traction tool is attached to the wellbore;
- a positioning sensor connected to the tool body, the positioning sensor configured to:
- determine a angular position of the tool body within the wellbore, and
- transmit the angular position;
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- a motor axially connected to the tool body, the motor configured to rotate the traction tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.