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AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsGary J. Cresswell, William Befeld, Robert Estes
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Autonomous control of a wellbore tool is provided by programming a memory module of a processor with a database having data relating to a selected parameter of interest; conveying a sensor and the processor along the wellbore; and activating the wellbore tool if the processor determines that a measurement provided by the sensor correlates with the database data. The processor may correlate the sensor measurements with a predetermined pattern associated with the data, a preset value, and/or a preset range of values. Well tool activation may occur when the processor finds: a substantial match between a predetermined pattern and at least one measured value; a present value and at least one measured value, and/or a preset range of values and at least one measured range of values. Also, activating the well tool may occur only if a measurement from a second sensor meets a preset criteria.
A method for activating a tool disposed in a wellbore drilled in a subterranean formation, comprising:
An apparatus for controlling a downhole tool in a wellbore, comprising:
A system for servicing a wellbore formed in an earthen formation, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.