Patent ID: 6848507

Claim:
An expandable wirefinder for locating a wire downhole comprising: a sleeve; an outer collet member having a plurality of outer collet fingers, the outer collet member having a running position and a finding position, in the running position, the outer collet member at least partially disposed within the sleeve with the outer collet fingers inwardly radially biased by the sleeve, in the finding position, the outer collet member not being disposed within the sleeve such that the outer collet fingers radially expand creating gaps therebetween; and an inner collet member having a plurality of inner collet fingers each having a lug extending radially outwarding therefrom, the inner collet member having a running position and a finding position, in the running position, the inner collet member being disposed within the outer collet member with the inner collet fingers inwardly radially biased by the sleeve contacting the lugs, in the finding position, the inner collet fingers radially expanding into the gaps between the outer collet fingers, wherein the inner collet fingers retract before the outer collet fingers when the outer collet member and inner collet member are shifted from the finding position to the running position.