Untethered, downhole robots are described. In some cases, the downhole robots are configured to have a density within + or −20% of wellbore fluid in which it will be operating. In some cases, the downhole robots a controller capable of discerning deviation of the wellbore from vertical and, in response, control a buoyancy system to change longitudinal distribution of the weight of the robot, wherein the magnitude of the change in the longitudinal distribution of the weight suffices to reorient the robot.


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    Title :

    Buoyancy Control of Robots Downhole


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    Publication date :

    2025-04-10


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    E21B EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING , Erd- oder Gesteinsbohren / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen





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