US 2022/0186586 A1 · OBSTRUCTION RELIEF IN SUBTERRANEAN WELLBORES

Abstract

An obstruction relief tool can include a plurality of walls that includes an inner wall, where the inner wall forms a cavity along a length of the inner wall. The obstruction relief tool can also include a chamber disposed between the plurality of walls, where the chamber has a proximal end and a distal end. The obstruction relief tool can further include an actuation device that is configured to actuate when an obstruction is within the cavity, where the actuation device, when actuated, is configured to open a first aperture in the inner wall that leads to the proximal end of the chamber, where the distal end of the chamber leads to a second aperture in the inner wall, where the first aperture is adjacent to the cavity above the obstruction, and where the second aperture in the inner wall is adjacent to the cavity below the obstruction.

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Dependent claims

An obstruction relief tool comprising:

a plurality of walls comprising an inner wall, wherein the inner wall of the plurality of walls forms a cavity along a length of the inner wall;
a chamber disposed between the plurality of walls, wherein the chamber has a proximal end and a distal end;
and
an actuation device that is configured to actuate when an obstruction is within the cavity, wherein the actuation device, when actuated, is configured to open a first aperture in the inner wall that leads to the proximal end of the chamber, wherein the distal end of the chamber leads to a second aperture in the inner wall, wherein the first aperture is adjacent to the cavity above the obstruction, and wherein the second aperture in the inner wall is adjacent to the cavity below the obstruction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Obstruction relief in subterranean wellbores

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Obstruction relief in subterranean wellbores

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Abstract

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