Plug launching device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6009944
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09077168

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A plug launching device for use in cementing operations in the construction of oil and gas wells, the device having, in certain embodiments, a tubular member with an upper section and a lower section which can accommodate at least a bottom plug and a top plug, the upper section having a floor and the lower section movable relative to the upper section so that when a first dart is pumped into the upper section by cement, the cement is diverted to raise the lower section to release the bottom plug, and when a second dart is pumped into the upper section by hydraulic fluid, it lands on the first dart and the hydraulic fluid is diverted to raise the lower section to further release the top plug.

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WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC2000 ST JAMES PLACE HOUSTON TX 77056

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Gudmestad, Tarald Naerbo, NO 28 752

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