Patent ID: 11965388
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 20:
21. A vacuum plug retrieval tool, comprising:
a housing configured to connect to a slickline that is operable to run the tool into a wellbore formed from a terranean surface to a subterranean formation;
a debris chamber mounted in the housing;
a nozzle coupled at a downhole end of the housing, the nozzle comprising one or more openings that are open to the wellbore; and
a vacuum positioned in the housing and configured to generate a fluid suction when activated to circulate wellbore debris through the one or more openings, into at least a portion of the vacuum, and into the debris chamber;
one or more mechanical dogs positioned on an outer surface of the nozzle; and
a control system communicably coupled to the vacuum, the control system configured to perform operations comprising:
determining that the tool is at a programmed depth in the wellbore uphole of a downhole plug; and
based on the determination that the tool is at the programmed depth, automatically activating the vacuum to generate the fluid suction to circulate wellbore debris through the one or more openings from the downhole plug.