ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,794, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).

"Wireline plugs for use in a Y-tool" was invented by Mathew Varghese (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Jared Mangum (Richmond, Texas) and Joseph Varkey (Richmond, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wireline plugs for use in a Y-tool. In some embodiments, the wireline plug can include an elongated body defining a bore therethrough. A first end of the elongated body can include an outer surface configured to serve as a fishing neck and a second end configured to connect to a downhole tool. The wireline plug can include an elongated seal defini...