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Downhole tools using artificial intelligence based control

  • US 6,026,911 A
  • Filed: 11/09/1998
  • Issued: 02/22/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for performing operations in a well bore in response to predetermined high level commands, said apparatus comprising:

  • (A) a function module for being disposed in the well bore to perform an operation through a series of operation tasks;

    (B) a power module for energizing said function module; and

    (C) an artificial intelligence based control module for controlling the series of operation tasks, said control module utilizing behavior control concepts by which a control problem is decomposed into a number of task achieving behaviors all running in parallel.

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