Downhole component deployment method and apparatus

A system for deploying downhole components, comprising:

• a housing apparatus comprising a tool chamber configured to house a plurality of downhole tools;
• a conveyance configured to run the housing apparatus along a wellbore, wherein the housing apparatus is secured to an end of the conveyance;
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• an actuation mechanism configured to selectively eject individual downhole tools of the plurality of downhole tools from the housing apparatus at respective locations in the wellbore, wherein the actuation mechanism comprises a continuous screw mechanism having a rotating helical screw blade, wherein the rotating helical screw blade is positioned within the housing apparatus, and wherein fluid is configured to circulate through the actuation mechanism and the housing apparatus after ejecting all of the plurality of downhole tools from the housing apparatus.

A system for deploying downhole components, comprising:

• a housing apparatus comprising a tool chamber configured to house a plurality of downhole tools;
• a conveyance configured to run the housing apparatus along a wellbore, wherein the housing apparatus is secured to an end of the conveyance;
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• an actuation mechanism configured to selectively eject individual downhole tools of the plurality of downhole tools from the housing apparatus at respective locations in the wellbore,, wherein the actuation mechanism comprises an inner housing disposed within an outer housing of the housing apparatus, wherein the inner housing is configured to slide axially with respect to the outer housing, and wherein a first axial end of the inner housing is configured to push at least one downhole tool of the plurality of downhole tools toward an opening in a lower axial end of the outer housing, and wherein fluid is configured to circulate through the actuation mechanism and the housing apparatus after ejecting all of the plurality of downhole tools from the housing apparatus.

A system for deploying downhole components, comprising:

• a housing apparatus, wherein the housing apparatus comprises:
• an outer housing;
• a tool chamber disposed within the outer housing and configured to house a plurality of downhole tools;
• an upper axial end configured to couple to a conveyance for running the housing apparatus along a wellbore;
• a fluid chamber formed within the outer housing proximate the upper axial end;
• a plurality of exhaust ports extending through the outer housing from the fluid chamber to a wellbore, wherein the exhaust ports are axially offset from each other along the outer housing;
• a lower axial end disposed opposite the upper axial end and having an opening extending from an exterior of the lower axial end to the tool chamber;
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• a central passageway extending from an opposite end of the tool chamber to an opening in the upper axial end;
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• an actuation mechanism secured within the housing apparatus and configured to selectively eject individual downhole tools of the plurality of downhole tools from the housing apparatus at respective locations in the wellbore in response to fluid communication received via the conveyance, wherein the actuation mechanism comprises an inner housing configured to eject the downhole tools via sliding axially along the outer housing to push the plurality of downhole tools out of the housing apparatus in response to pressure in the fluid chamber exceeding a threshold pressure, and wherein each exhaust port of the plurality of exhaust ports is positioned to generate a respective pressure drop after ejection of a corresponding downhole tool to stop movement of the inner housing such that each downhole tool is selectively ejected.

A method of deploying downhole components, comprising:

• loading a plurality of downhole tools into a housing apparatus secured to an end of a conveyance;
• running the housing apparatus into a wellbore to a first location;
• actuating an actuation mechanism to selectively eject a first downhole tool of the plurality of downhole tools, wherein the actuation mechanism comprises a continuous screw mechanism having a helical screw blade, wherein the helical screw blade is positioned within the housing apparatus, and wherein loading the plurality of downhole tools into the housing apparatus comprises rotating the helical screw blade in reverse and depositing each of the plurality of downhole tools in separate gaps defined by the helical screw blade along a central axis of the helical screw blade;
• moving the housing apparatus to a second location in the wellbore;
• actuating the actuation mechanism to selectively eject a second downhole tool of the plurality of downhole tools;
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• circulating fluid through the actuation mechanism and the housing apparatus after ejecting all of the plurality of downhole tools from the housing apparatus.

A method of deploying downhole components, comprising:

• loading a plurality of downhole tools into a housing apparatus secured to an end of a conveyance;
• running the housing apparatus into a wellbore to a first location;
• actuating an actuation mechanism to selectively eject a first downhole tool of the plurality of downhole tools, wherein the actuation mechanism comprises an inner housing disposed within an outer housing of the housing apparatus, wherein actuating the actuation mechanism to selectively eject the first downhole tool comprises driving the inner housing, via pressure from a fluid flow through the housing apparatus, into the second downhole tool to move the first and second downhole tools axially and eject the first downhole tool;
• moving the housing apparatus to a second location in the wellbore;
• actuating the actuation mechanism to selectively eject a second downhole tool of the plurality of downhole tools, and wherein actuating the actuation mechanism to selectively eject the second downhole tool comprises further driving the inner housing into the second downhole tool to move the second downhole tools axially and eject the second downhole tool;
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• circulating fluid through the actuation mechanism and the housing apparatus after ejecting all of the plurality of downhole tools from the housing apparatus.

A method of deploying downhole components, comprising:

• loading a plurality of downhole tools into a housing apparatus secured to an end of a conveyance;
• running the housing apparatus into a wellbore to a first location;
• actuating an actuation mechanism to selectively eject a first downhole tool of the plurality of downhole tools, wherein the actuation mechanism comprises a plurality of balls having unique diameters, wherein actuating an actuation mechanism to selectively eject the first downhole tool comprises plugging a first fluid passage through the first downhole tool with a first ball of the plurality of balls;
• moving the housing apparatus to a second location in the wellbore;
• actuating the actuation mechanism to selectively eject a second downhole tool of the plurality of downhole tools, and wherein actuating the actuation mechanism to selectively eject the second downhole tool comprises plugging a second fluid passage through the second downhole tool with a second ball of the plurality of balls;
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• circulating fluid through the actuation mechanism and the housing apparatus after ejecting all of the plurality of downhole tools from the housing apparatus.