Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for locating a particular location in a wellbore for performing a wellbore operation
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Application No.: US14487973Application Date: 2014-09-16
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Publication No.: US10370916B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Robert S. O'Brien , Jason A. Allen , Andrew James Cayson , Geoffrey York Powers
- Applicant: Robert S. O'Brien , Jason A. Allen , Andrew James Cayson , Geoffrey York Powers
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
- Current Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: E21B23/02
- IPC: E21B23/02 ; E21B23/06

Abstract:
An apparatus for use in a wellbore. The apparatus includes a locating device having a locating collet configured to engage with a locating profile on a housing and disengage from the locating profile when a first pull load is applied to the locating collet, a delay device that prevents application of the first pull load on the locating collet when it is engaged with the locating profile until the delay device has been activated, and a locking device configured to prevent activation of the delay device until a second pull load less than the first is applied on the locking device for a selected period of time.
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