Impression tool and methods of use
AssigneePeak Well Systems Pty Ltd
InventorsDavid John Copeland MANSON, Gareth BROWN
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Abstract
An impression tool for providing an impression of an object in a borehole. The tool comprises a block held by a gripper. The block comprises a plurality of discrete elements that deform or move so as to create an impression of an impacted object. In use, the tool is impacted on an object such that an impression is formed in the block. In a preferred embodiment, the block is formed from a knitted wire mesh.
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An impression tool for providing an impression of an object in a borehole, said tool comprising a block held by a gripper, wherein the block comprises a plurality of discrete elements that deform or move so as to create the impression, and wherein the block comprises a knitted wire mesh.
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A block of knitted wire mesh for a borehole impression tool, the block comprising a grip portion suitable for being gripped by a gripper of a borehole impression tool, and an impact portion suitable for impacting an object in a borehole so as to create an impression of the object in the block.
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A method of assembling an impression tool for providing an impression of an object in a borehole, the method comprising:
- providing a block comprising a plurality of discrete elements that deform or move so as to create an impression of an object in a borehole, wherein the block comprises a knitted wire mesh;
- providing a gripper;
- inserting the block into the gripper;
- securing the block into the gripper.
A method of obtaining an impression of an object in a borehole, the method comprising:
- providing an impression tool comprising a block comprising a plurality of discrete elements that deform or move so as to create the impression, wherein the block comprises a knitted wire mesh;
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- impacting the block on the object in the borehole such that an impression is formed in the block.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.