Inflation tool with real-time temperature and pressure probes

A method for setting an inflatable seal element in a wellbore, comprising:

• lowering an assembly comprising the inflatable seal element, an inflation tool, and a probe having one or more sensors into the wellbore, wherein the assembly is communicatively linked to a surface control unit by being attached to a cable having one or more conductive wires;
• supplying power to the assembly;
• monitoring, in real time and prior to setting the inflatable seal element in the wellbore, a signal generated by the probe to determine if a temperature in the wellbore measured by the sensors is within the operating temperature range of the inflatable seal element;
• and
• activating the inflation tool to inflate the inflatable seal element in response to determining that the temperature in the wellbore is within the operating temperature range of the inflatable element.

A method for setting an inflatable seal element in a wellbore, comprising:

• lowering an assembly comprising the inflatable seal element, an inflation tool, and a probe having one or more sensors into the wellbore, wherein the assembly is communicatively linked to a surface control unit by being attached to a cable having one or more conductive wires;
• supplying power to the assembly;
• monitoring, in real time and prior to setting the inflatable seal element in the wellbore, a signal generated by the probe to determine if one or more downhole parameters measured by the sensors are within a predetermined range for setting the inflatable element;
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• activating the inflation tool, by removing power from the assembly and again supplying power to the assembly, to inflate the inflatable element in response to determining that the one or more downhole parameters are within the predetermined range.

A method for setting an inflatable seal element in a wellbore, comprising:

• lowering an assembly comprising the inflatable seal element, an inflation tool, and a probe having one or more sensors into the wellbore, wherein the assembly is communicatively linked to a surface control unit by being attached to a cable having one or more conductive wires;
• supplying power to the assembly;
• and
• monitoring, in real time and prior to setting the inflatable seal element in the wellbore, a signal generated by the probe to determine if one or more downhole parameters measured by the sensors are within a predetermined range for setting the inflatable element, wherein a frequency of the signal generated by the probe is proportional to at least one of the downhole parameters measured by the sensors.