Self-propelled device for use in a subterranean well
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsZachary R. MURPHREE, Michael L. FRIPP, Thomas J. FROSELL
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Abstract
A well system can include a deployment apparatus including at least one propeller that propels the deployment apparatus through a wellbore. A deployment apparatus for use in a well can include a sealing device that sealingly engages a seal surface in the well, and at least one propeller that propels the deployment apparatus in the well. A deployment method can include disposing a deployment apparatus in a wellbore of a well, the deployment apparatus including at least one propeller, and the propeller propelling the deployment apparatus in the wellbore.
Claims20
A well system, comprising:
- a deployment apparatus including at least one propeller that propels the deployment apparatus through a wellbore.
A deployment apparatus for use in a subterranean well, the apparatus comprising:
- a sealing device that sealingly engages a sealing surface in the well;
- and
- at least one propeller that propels the deployment apparatus in the well.
A deployment method for use with a subterranean well, the method comprising:
- disposing a deployment apparatus in a wellbore of the well, the deployment apparatus including at least one propeller;
- and
- the propeller propelling the deployment apparatus in the wellbore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.