Clampless Cable Protector And Installation System
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorMikko Jaaskelainen
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Abstract
A cable protector can include a first side bar welded along a length of a casing section. A second side bar can be welded along the length of the casing section. The second side bar can be positioned substantially parallel to the first side bar. A cable can be positioned between the first side bar and the second side bar. The cable can be positioned while the casing section is being run-in-hole. A cover strip can be welded on top of first side bar and the second side bar. The cover strip can be welded in place while the casing section is being run-in-hole.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- welding a first side bar along a length of a casing section;
- welding a second side bar along the length of the casing section, the second side bar being positioned substantially parallel to the first side bar;
- positioning, while the casing section is being run-in-hole, a cable between the first side bar and the second side bar;
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- welding, while the casing section is being run-in-hole, a cover strip on top of the first side bar and the second side bar.
A welding system comprising:
- a first weld chamber positionable at a well site, the first weld chamber including:
- a first chamber housing for receiving a casing section;
- a first welding robot in communication with a computing device for welding two sidebars to the casing section;
- a cutting device for cutting the two sidebars;
- and
- a cable feeder for positioning a cable between the two sidebars;
- and
- a second weld chamber positionable at the well site for receiving the casing section, the second weld chamber including:
- a second chamber housing;
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- a second welding robot in communication with the computing device for welding a cover strip on top of the two sidebars and the cable positioned between the two sidebars.
A casing string comprising:
- a casing section;
- a first side bar secured on an outer surface of the casing section;
- a second side bar secured on the outer surface of the casing section, the second side bar being substantially parallel to the first side bar;
- a cable positioned between the first side bar and the second side bar;
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- a cover strip extending between the first side bar and the second side bar for securing the cable between the first side bar and the second side bar without the use of a clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.