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US 2014/0151068 A1Published application
Downhole pulse generating device for through-bore operations
AssigneeNational Oilwell Varco, L.P.
InventorsRussell GILLEYLEN, Haresh Ghansyam, James R. Streater, JR., Deepthi Setlur, Alan H. Kitching, Shiran Waas, Murray Gilbertson
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Abstract
A downhole tool comprises a housing having a longitudinal bore and an agitator assembly disposed within the longitudinal bore of the housing. A removable component is disposed within the longitudinal bore and can be removed from the housing so as to at least partially open the longitudinal bore.
Claims20
A downhole tool comprising:
- a housing having a longitudinal bore;
- an agitator assembly disposed within the longitudinal bore of the housing;
- and
- a removable component disposed within the longitudinal bore, wherein the removable component can be removed from the housing so as to at least partially open the longitudinal bore.
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A downhole tool comprising:
- a housing having a longitudinal bore;
- an agitator assembly disposed within the housing and obstructing the longitudinal bore;
- and
- a removable component disposed within the housing, wherein the removable component can be removed from the housing to at least partially open the longitudinal bore.
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A method comprising:
- disposing an agitator assembly in a housing having a longitudinal bore therethrough;
- disposing the agitator assembly and housing into a wellbore;
- operating the agitator assembly by moving a fluid through the housing;
- removing a removable component from the housing so as to at least partially open a longitudinal bore through the housing;
- and
- running a downhole tool into the wellbore and through the longitudinal bore of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.