ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,109, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Clear Choice Energy Services Ltd. (Calgary, Canada).
"Casing cutting apparatus and methods of use" was invented by Troy Smith (Calgary, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved casing cutter apparatus and method of use are provided for cutting one or more casing strings positioned within a subterranean wellbore during the 'cut-and-cap' stage of the wellbore abandonment process. In some embodiments, the apparatus may comprise a cutting attachment operably coupled to at least one mobile power source located at or near the surface of the wellbore."
The patent was filed on May 12, 2023, u...