Interactive and/or secure activation of a tool
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1. A method of controlling activation of a well tool located downhole in a well, comprising:
- checking, at a surface unit located at an earth surface, an authorization code of a user to verify that the user has access to activate the well tool;
receiving, at the surface unit, data pertaining to a downhole environment around the well tool that is located downhole in the well; and
the surface unit enabling activation of the well tool in response to the authorization code and the data indicating that the downhole environment around the well tool meets predetermined one or more criteria for activation of the well tool, andthe surface unit disabling activation of the well tool in response to the data indicating that the downhole environment does not meet the predetermined one or more criteria.
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Abstract
A tool activation system and method includes receiving an authorization code of a user to verify access rights of a user to activate the tool. In one example, the authorization code is receive from a smart card. The environment around the tool, which can be in a wellbore, for example, is checked. In response to the authorization code and the checking of the environment, activation of the tool is enabled.
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1. A method of controlling activation of a well tool located downhole in a well, comprising:
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checking, at a surface unit located at an earth surface, an authorization code of a user to verify that the user has access to activate the well tool; receiving, at the surface unit, data pertaining to a downhole environment around the well tool that is located downhole in the well; and the surface unit enabling activation of the well tool in response to the authorization code and the data indicating that the downhole environment around the well tool meets predetermined one or more criteria for activation of the well tool, and the surface unit disabling activation of the well tool in response to the data indicating that the downhole environment does not meet the predetermined one or more criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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