Electrical Transmission In A Well Using Wire Mesh
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsDavid Joe Steele, Justin Mark Roberts
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Abstract
A well system incorporates electrically conductive mesh providing robust, reliable electrical communication pathways along portions of tubular equipment. An example system comprises a tubular string disposed in a wellbore, such as a multilateral wellbore. The tubular string defines an internal fluid flow path for conveying fluids to or from a surface of a wellsite. The tubular string also includes a plurality of well components with tubular component bodies arranged along the tubular string. An electrical network along the tubular string interconnects the well components. The electrical network comprising a transmission path defined at least in part by a mesh sleeve disposed along the tubular string around the internal fluid flow path.
Claims20
A tubular well component for a well system, the tubular well component comprising:
- a tubular component body disposable in a well, the tubular component body defining a through bore from an uphole end to a downhole end of the tubular component body;
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- a mesh sleeve arranged along the component body around the through bore of the tubular component body, the mesh sleeve comprising one or more electrical conductors for coupling a first portion of the well system at the uphole end of the component body to a second portion of the well system at the downhole end of the component body.
A well system, comprising:
- a tubular string disposed in a wellbore, the tubular string defining an internal fluid flow path for conveying fluids to or from a surface of a wellsite;
- a plurality of well components arranged along the tubular string;
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- an electrical network along the tubular string interconnecting the well components, the electrical network comprising a transmission path defined at least in part by a mesh sleeve disposed along the tubular string around the internal fluid flow path.
A method, comprising:
- transmitting fluid along an internal flow bore of a tubular string in a well;
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- transmitting electrical energy downhole along an electrical transmission path along the tubular string, the electrical transmission path defined at least in part by a mesh sleeve around the internal flow bore of the tubular string.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.