ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,274, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS INC. (Newcastle, Okla.).
"Downhole plug deployment" was invented by Roger L. Schultz (Ninnekah, Okla.), Timothy Manke (Oklahoma City) and Andrew M. Ferguson (Moore, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of deploying a plug in a subterranean well can include positioning a tool string in the well, the tool string including a plug release tool and a well tool, then releasing the plug from the plug release tool, and then operating the well tool in response to the releasing the plug. A plug release tool for use in a subterranean well can include an outer housing, and an...