Patent ID: 6868906

Claim:
An automated well servicing system for producing hydrocarbons from a wellbore in the earth that is substantially under the control of a computer system that executes a sequence of programmed steps comprising: (a) at least one computer system located on the surface of the earth; (b) at least one tractor conveyance means to convey at least one completion device into said wellbore under the automated control of said computer system; (c) at least one sensor means located within said tractor conveyance means; (d) first communications means that provides commands from said computer system to said tractor conveyance means; (e) second communications means that provides information from said sensor means to said computer system, whereby the execution of the programmed steps of said computer system to control said tractor conveyance means takes into account information received from said sensor means to optimize the steps executed by the computer system to service the well.