Radio frequency identification tag delivery system

• Main Authors: Marcel, Jr., Robert B, Jacob, Jobby T, Giroux, Richard Lee, Evans, Eric R, Patel, Rajesh D, Knight, Matthew David, Kendziora, Larry A, Ownby, John Fielding, Sharma, Rupa, Dalzell, Richard Alastair Howard, Boudreaux, Jake M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.02.2019
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS; PHYSICS; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS

A system for operating a downhole tool includes a tag carrier; a RFID tag coupled with the tag carrier; and a control sub having a bore extending therethrough, the control sub comprising: an antenna located adjacent to the bore; and a stop for catching the tag carrier, wherein: the radio frequency identification tag is coupled with the tag carrier in relation to the stop and the antenna such that the radio frequency identification tag is aligned with the antenna when the tag carrier is caught in the stop, and the stop is operable to allow passage of the tag carrier through the stop after the tag carrier is caught by the stop.