Downhole anchoring tools conveyed by non-rigid carriers

A method for use in a wellbore having a liner, comprising:

• lowering a tool string having an anchor device through a restriction positioned in the wellbore,
• the anchor device having a retracted state, the anchor device in the retracted state having an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of the restriction;
• positioning the tool string at a target interval within the liner;
• and
• expanding the anchor device to an expanded state to actuate a gripping assembly of the anchor device to engage the liner, wherein expanding the anchor device comprises communicating one or more commands to the anchor device;
• and
• activating a motor in the anchor device with the one or more commands.

An apparatus for use in a wellbore having a liner and a restriction positioned in the liner, comprising:

• an anchor device having a gripping assembly, the gripping assembly when in a retracted state having an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of the restriction,
• the gripping assembly when in an expanded state having an outer diameter substantially the same as an inner diameter of the liner to enable the gripping assembly to engage the liner;
• and
• a motor to actuate the gripping assembly to the expanded state.

An anchoring apparatus for use in a wellbore, comprising:

• a motor;
• a module having at least one compressible element;
• and
• a gripping assembly adapted to be actuated by the motor through the at least one compressible element in the module.

An apparatus for use in a wellbore comprising:

• a measurement device adapted to measure fluid flow rate in the wellbore;
• and
• an anchor device coupled to the measurement device, the anchor device adapted to engage the wellbore when in an expanded state,
• the anchor device adapted to pass through a restriction in the wellbore when in a retracted state, the anchor device adapted to engage the wellbore at an interval with a dimension larger than that of the restriction.