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Methods and electrically-actuated apparatus for wellbore operations

  • US 10,662,750 B2
  • Filed: 04/01/2019
  • Issued: 05/26/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of deploying and positioning a bottom hole assembly (BHA) in a wellbore comprising:

  • deploying the BHA into the wellbore, the BHA being electrically-enabled from surface and comprising at least one packer having an electrically-actuable packer element;

    electrically actuating the packer element to expand to a running diameter being less than a diameter of the wellbore;

    pumping fluid through an annulus between the wellbore and the BHA, the packer element acting as a hydraulic piston for pumping the packer and the BHA downhole in the wellbore; and

    electrically actuating the packer element to expand to a sealing diameter for sealing the annulus.

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