Laser tool configured for downhole beam generation
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorSameeh Issa Batarseh
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Abstract
An example laser tool configured for downhole laser beam generation is operable within a wellbore. The laser tool includes a generator to generate a laser beam. The generator is configured to fit within the wellbore, to withstand at least some environmental conditions within the wellbore, and to generate the laser beam from within the wellbore. The laser beam has an optical power of at least one kilowatt (1 kW). A control system is configured to control movement of at least part of the laser tool to cause the laser beam to move within the wellbore.
Claims22
A laser tool configured to operate within a wellbore, the laser tool comprising:
- a generator to generate a laser beam, the generator being configured to fit within the wellbore, to withstand at least some environmental conditions within the wellbore, and to generate the laser beam from within the wellbore, the laser beam having an optical power of at least one kilowatt (1 kW);
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- a control system to control movement of at least part of the laser tool to cause the laser beam to move within the wellbore.
A method comprising:
- lowering a laser generator downhole in a wellbore;
- using the laser generator to generate a laser beam downhole, the laser beam having an optical power of at least one kilowatt (1 kW);
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- directing the laser beam to an inner surface of the wellbore to cut through at least part of a structure from within the wellbore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.