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US 2023/0407710 A1Published application
Downhole signal-conducting and power-conducting flexible cable
OwnerSigurd SOLEMinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a downhole signal-conducting and power-conducting flexible cable that can stretch and contract as required while remaining conductively conducted to a source and a receiver. Also disclosed is a method of conducting a signal and power downhole through said flexible cable. The flexible cable can be used with or included with downhole tools.
Claims12
A method for conveying a signal and power through a flexible cable, said cable comprising:
- a. an electrical and signal conducting cable i) formed like a serpent;
- ii) cast into a rubber strip;
- iii) installed between a mandrel and a washpipe;
- and iv) shaped into a half shell to fit between said mandrel and washpipe;
- wherein i) the upper part of the rubber strip is fixed to the mandrel or washpipe;
- and ii) the lower part of the rubber strip is fixed to a lower mandrel or other part of the string located below the moving parts of the drive spline and held in position by a flexible rubber material and held in suspension so it can either expand or contract.
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A flexible cable for conveying one or more signals and power therethrough, said flexible cable comprising:
- a. an electrical and signal conducting cable i) formed like a serpent;
- ii) cast into a rubber strip;
- iii) installed between a mandrel and a washpipe;
- and iv) shaped into a half shell to fit between said mandrel and washpipe;
- wherein i) the upper part of the rubber strip is fixed to the mandrel or washpipe;
- and ii) the lower part of the rubber strip is fixed to a lower mandrel or other part of the string located below the moving parts of the drive spline and held in position by a flexible rubber material and held in suspension so it can either expand or contract.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.