Patent Application
20240328310
The present disclosure relates generally to wellbore operations, and more particularly, to the use of wire mesh to enable the transfer of signals and energy along wellbore tools during completion or other phases of well development as well as built into the final well completion systems.
In a wellbore, it may be desirable to conduct an electrical signal downhole to actuate wellbore devices, collect data, adjust parameters of wellbore equipment, and the like. Some wellbore equipment, such as completion equipment, may have a very large outer diameter. This outer diameter is a larger diameter than other types of wellbore equipment, such as that of a drill string. Because of the enlarged diameter, the available annular space is reduced thereby making it difficult or impossible to run conventional control lines along the exterior or the interior of the completion tool. The limited annular space increases the risk of damage to the control lines from abrasion or other contact with surfaces adjacent to the exterior of the completion tool, such as a wall of a wellbore. Shielding the control lines by sheathes or other covering systems may increase the overall size of the typical control line which may not be possible with the limited annular space.
The transference of signals, sensor data, operational parameters, actuation instructions, and power in one or more directions as well as bi-directionally is an important part of a completion operation as well as the long-term monitoring and control of well performance. The present invention provides improved apparatus and methods for transferring signals and energy through well completion systems during completion and other well operations.
Illustrative examples of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the attached drawing figures, which are incorporated by reference herein, and wherein:
The illustrated figures are only exemplary and are not intended to assert or imply any limitation with regard to the environment, architecture, design, or process in which different examples may be implemented.
The present disclosure relates generally to wellbore operations, and more particularly, to the use of wire mesh to enable the transfer of energy and signals throughout the well completion system and during completion and other well operations.
In the following detailed description of several illustrative examples, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific examples that may be practiced. These examples are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice them, and it is to be understood that other examples may be utilized, and that logical structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosed examples. To avoid detail not necessary to enable those skilled in the art to practice the examples described herein, the description may omit certain information known to those skilled in the art. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the illustrative examples are defined only by the appended claims.
Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, properties such as molecular weight, reaction conditions, and so forth used in the present specification and associated claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about.” Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the following specification and attached claims are approximations that may vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by the examples of the present invention. At the very least, and not as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of equivalents to the scope of the claim, each numerical parameter should at least be construed in light of the number of reported significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques. It should be noted that when “about” is at the beginning of a numerical list, “about” modifies each number of the numerical list. Further, in some numerical listings of ranges some lower limits listed may be greater than some upper limits listed. One skilled in the art will recognize that the selected subset will require the selection of an upper limit in excess of the selected lower limit.
In the following discussion and in the claims, the terms “including” and “comprising” are used in an open-ended fashion, and thus should be interpreted to mean “including, but not limited to.” Unless otherwise indicated, as used throughout this document, “or” does not require mutual exclusivity.
The terms uphole and downhole may be used to refer to the location of various components relative to the bottom or end of a well. For example, a first component described as uphole from a second component may be further away from the end of the well than the second component. Similarly, a first component described as being downhole from a second component may be located closer to the end of the well than the second component.
The present disclosure relates generally to wellbore operations, and more particularly, to the use of wire mesh to enable the transfer of signals through completion systems and during completion operations. The completion tools are constructed to possess a wire mesh disposed along at least a portion of the length of the completion tool. The wire mesh is a conductor that is configured to transmit an electrical signal along the portion of the length of the completion tool. As used herein, a “completion tool” and all variants thereof, refers to a wellbore tool used during the completion phase of well construction. The completion phase comprises operations to complete the wellbore and also includes all workover operations. Additionally, the wire mesh and methods described herein may remain in the well to operate and monitor wellbore equipment and systems during other wellbore phases or operations such as production or stimulation.
As used herein, a “workover operation” refers to any operation done on, within, or through the wellbore after the initial completion. Although proper drilling, cementing, and completion practices may minimize the need for workover operations, it is common for wells to need workovers during their lifetime. Workovers may be divided into (1) jobs performed primarily to influence the reservoir and (2) jobs applied to the wellbore (including the cement) and its associated equipment. Workovers done primarily to influence the reservoir can be subdivided into (1) work done for the zone already open and (2) work done to shut off the existing zone in favor of opening a new zone, which may be called a recompletion. Examples of a workover operation may include, but are not limited to stimulation (such as acidizing, fracturing, scale, or paraffin treatment), reperforating, perforating additional intervals, squeeze cementing, fishing, setting plugs (cement or mechanical), retrieving production equipment, cutting and pulling casing, and plugging off unwanted perforations. Some workover operations may include casing or equipment repair, cleaning out fill over the producing zone, or circulating chemical treatments (such as in scale or paraffin removal operations). Some workover operations involve the installation, maintenance, repair or replacement of wellbore equipment installation, maintenance, and repair of wellbore equipment including, but not limited to, cement, tubulars, packers, wireline components, safety valves, or artificial lift equipment in the wellbore. Workover operations may utilize conventional rigs or nonconventional systems such as wireline units, coiled tubing units, and snubbing units.
Advantageously, the wire mesh is electrically coupled to a wellbore device such as a sensor, valve, casing equipment, an inductive coupling, a packer, and the like. As used herein, a “wellbore device” and all variants thereof, refers to a device used within a wellbore. The wellbore device may be located uphole, downhole, or disposed on the completion tool. The wire mesh allows for the transmission of an electrical signal during completion operations in which it would be risky or impossible to place a control line on the exterior of the completion tool and/or the wellbore device. The wire mesh possesses a cross-section smaller than that of typical control lines. The wire mesh is thus able to be placed in much smaller spaces as it can be made flatter and thinner than a control line. Despite being less thick than traditional control lines, the mesh is made to extend in a wider area, thereby increasing the overall conductive area even though it is much thinner than traditional control lines. As such, surface contact via electrical transmission with the wellbore device is possible as the wire mesh operates along the length of the completion tool despite the limited annular space. The wire mesh may comprise any type of conductor material sufficient for electrical transmission. Examples of these materials may include, but are not limited to, copper, aluminum, cadmium and copper alloys, phosphor bronze, galvanized steel, steel core copper, steel core aluminum, alloys, tungsten, nanomaterials, carbon nanomaterials, nanotubes, graphene, or any combination of materials. The mesh weave may comprise any type of weave sufficient for electrical transmission. Examples of the weaves include, but are not limited to, plain weaves, twill weaves, Dutch weaves, plain Dutch weaves, twill Dutch weaves, reverse Dutch weaves, multiplex weaves, or any combination of weaves.
The wire mesh may be produced using any suitable method for the desired application. Some examples of the wire mesh utilize ultraviolet lithography technology to produce a wire mesh having a thickness of about 3 nm (nanometers) to about 38 nm. In other examples, ultraviolet lithography systems using argon-fluoride (ArF) excimer lasers may be used to produce a wire mesh having a thickness of about 38 nm to about 80 nm. Additional examples may use krypton-fluoride (KrF) lasers to produce a wire mesh having a thickness of about 80 nm to about 280 nm. Still other examples of making the wire mesh may include but are not limited to micromachining, photo-chemically etched, acid etched, or a combination if techniques. In these examples, the wire mesh may have a thickness of about 80 nm to about 100 μm (micrometer). Mechanical manufacturing techniques may be employed in some examples including, but not limited to, drawing (including wire-drawing, continuous wire-drawing, roll drawing, etc.), swaging, extrusion, pultrusion, or a combination of techniques. In these examples, the wire mesh may have a thickness of about 100 μm (0.1 mm) to about 25.4 mm. In examples where the wellbore has a very large diameter, a wire mesh having a thickness greater than 25.4 mm may be used. The thickness of the wire mesh will vary per the type of completion tool and the location of the wire mesh along the completion tool. The thickness of the wire mesh is smaller than the length or width of the wire mesh. In some examples, the width of the wire mesh may about twice as wide as the thickness of the wire mesh to about 614 times as wide as the thickness of the wire mesh. For example, for a standard 4½″ outer diameter tubular, the width of the wire mesh may be 117 times as wide as the thickness of the wire mesh. For a standard 24″ outer diameter, the width of the wire mesh may be 624 times as wide as the thickness of the wire mesh. The width to thickness ratio may range from about 2 to about 2,662. The length of the wire mesh may extend, in some examples, from the surface to the wellbore device. In other examples, the wire mesh may descend from a desired point uphole of the wellbore device instead of from the surface. In some examples, the length of the wire mesh may be divided into truncated sections that are joined together via connectors.
The wire mesh may comprise one or more electrically insulating features. For example, the individual strands of the wire mesh may each be electrically insulated. In some examples, the entire wire mesh may be coated in an insulating material. Alternatively, in other examples, only portions of the wire mesh may be coated in an insulating material.
The wire mesh is strong enough to support its own weight. In some examples, the weave of the wire mesh may comprise nonconductive fibers in addition to the conductive fibers. The nonconductive fibers may have larger diameters than the conductive fibers. The nonconductive fibers may be used to support the wire mesh so that the wire mesh is able to support its own weight. The nonconductive fibers may be formed from different materials than the conductive fibers and these different materials may be stronger and more rigid than the conductive materials of the conductive fibers. For example, the nonconductive fibers may comprise a carbon fiber material. In some examples, the wire mesh may comprise multiple layers. The multiple layers may overlap completely or partially. In some examples, the additional layers may be used to increase the overall strength of the wire mesh.
In some examples, the wire mesh may be disposed on the exterior of the completion tool. The wire mesh may be positioned in a groove, slot, relief, and the like on the exterior of the completion tool. In some examples, the wire mesh may be positioned within an enclosure that is strapped, bolted, or otherwise affixed to the exterior of the completion tool. The enclosure may prevent the wire mesh from contact with other surfaces or fluids within the wellbore. In some examples, the wire mesh may itself be strapped, bolted, glued, wrapped, or otherwise affixed to the exterior of the completion tool. Additionally, any combination of these methods for affixing the wire mesh to the completion tool may be used.
In some examples, the wire mesh may be disposed in a void within the interior of the completion tool. For example, the wire mesh may be positioned along a portion of the surface of the interior of the completion tool. The wire mesh may be positioned in a groove, slot, relief, and the like on the interior of the completion tool. In some examples, the wire mesh may be positioned within an enclosure that is strapped, bolted, or otherwise affixed to the interior of the completion tool. The enclosure may prevent the wire mesh from contact with other surfaces or fluids within the completion tool. In some examples, the wire mesh may itself be strapped, bolted, glued, wrapped, or otherwise affixed to the interior of the completion tool. Additionally, any combination of these methods for affixing the wire mesh to the completion tool may be used.
In some examples, the wire mesh may be disposed between an inner and outer wall of the completion tool. The completion tool may comprise a housing having an outer wall and an inner wall with a void space existing between the inner wall and the outer wall. The wire mesh may be positioned within that void space. The void space may comprise a groove, slot, relief, or the like. In some examples, the completion tool may comprise multiple void spaces with the wire mesh running through one or more of the void spaces. The multiple void spaces may be disposed between the same or different portions of an inner and outer wall, or may be disposed between different inner and outer walls. In some examples, the wire mesh may be positioned within an enclosure that is strapped, bolted, or otherwise affixed to one or both of the inner wall or the outer wall. In some examples, the wire mesh may itself be strapped, bolted, glued, wrapped, or otherwise affixed to one or both of the inner wall or the outer wall. Additionally, any combination of these methods for affixing the wire mesh to the completion tool may be used.
In some examples, the wire mesh may transition from the interior of the completion tool to a void space within an inner and outer wall of the completion tool and vice versa. Similarly, the wire mesh may transition from the interior of the completion tool to the exterior of the completion tool and vice versa. In further examples, the wire mesh may transition from a void space within an inner and outer wall of the completion tool to the exterior of the completion tool and vice versa. In the examples where the wire mesh transitions to another area of the completion tool, an optional pressure barrier may be used to prevent alteration of the pressure differential at the transition point of the wire mesh. Likewise, optional seals may be placed at the transition point to prevent the leakage of fluids across the transition point.
Wire mesh portion 125 extends within a void space between an inner and outer wall of the housing 130 of the completion deflector 100. Wire mesh portion 125 runs through this portion of the housing 130 and connects to energy transfer mechanism 135. Energy transfer mechanism 135 electrically connects wire mesh portion 125 to wire mesh portion 140. Energy transfer mechanism 135 may be the same or a different type of energy transfer mechanism as energy transfer mechanism 120. Wire mesh portion 140 runs along an exterior portion of the completion deflector 100 and connects to wellbore devices 145, such as valves and/or sensors disposed on the guide shoe 150 as well as areas wherein gas, oil, and water may be produced, controlled, and/or regulated. The wellbore devices 145 are now electrically connected to the short string 115 via wire mesh portions 110, 125, and 140 and an electrical signal may be transmitted to the wellbore devices 145 from a location uphole of the short string 115. The series of wire mesh portions 110, 125, and 140 may be used to actuate the wellbore devices 145, provide instructions to the wellbore devices 145, and/or to convey information to/from the wellbore devices 145. In some examples, the short leg 115 may be longer and may extend further downhole. In these examples, only one energy transfer mechanism 120 would be necessary. This reduced complexity may make the system more reliable as it may use less energy transfer mechanisms 120 and less wire mesh.
In other embodiments, wire mesh portion 110 is run on the exterior of the lateral leg (only partially visible in
The ability to use a wire mesh to enable the transfer of signals and energy in small, constrained areas under harsh conditions (e.g., dirty environments or contaminated fluids), extreme pressures (e.g., >20,000-psi differential), extreme temperatures (e.g., <−20° F. or >300° F.), makes this disclosure suitable for use in other harsh environments such as outer space (e.g., satellites, spacecrafts, etc.), aeronautics (aircrafts), on-ground (swamps, marshes, etc.), below ground (mines, caves, etc.), ocean (on surface and subsea), subterranean (mineral extraction, storage wells (carbon sequestration, carbon capture and storage (CCS), etc.), and other energy recovery activities (geothermal, steam, etc.).
In some examples, the energy transfer mechanism 215 and its paired energy transfer mechanism 220 may not be required or utilized. For example, wire mesh 225 may be attached to wellbore devices like 230 including, but are not limited to, sensors, batteries, computers, logic devices, flow controllers, pressure controllers, temperature controllers, cameras, actuation devices, or any combination of wellbore devices 230. The purpose of wire mesh 225 and wellbore devices 230 (e.g., sensors) may be to confirm the latch-in of latch assembly 200 into latch coupling 205. Likewise, wire mesh 225 may monitor, transfer data, or provide power to one or more wellbore devices 230 mounted along the completion tool and string which may be connected partially or fully back to the surface.
In some examples, the wire mesh 225 shown in
In some alternative examples, a wet-mate electrical connector may be used. Wet-mate connectors are capable of being connected and disconnected while submerged. Examples of wet-mate connectors include, but are not limited to, dielectric grease connectors, oil-filled pressure-balanced connectors, vented pin and socket connectors, fiber optic connectors, niobium wet-mate connectors, and the like.
In some examples, the completion tool 405 (e.g., a running tool) may be connected to the surface using a tubular string such as drill pipe, a work string (drill pipe and/or tubing), or other type of conduit. The wire mesh 410 may be connected to an electrical wire that is ran with the drill pipe, work string, etc. In some examples, the pipe may be a wired drill pipe. In other examples, acoustical or other energy forms may be used to transmit signals from the wire mesh to the surface (or from the surface to one or more wire meshes). As discussed above, completions, and in particular, workover operations, may utilize one or more of the following: workover rigs, drilling rigs, wireline units, electrical wireline units, coiled tubing units, and snubbing units to complete a wellbore operation.
It should be clearly understood that the example systems illustrated by
The wire mesh may be used with completion tools in the wellbore. When in the wellbore, the wire mesh may transmit an electrical signal to or from a wellbore device. Examples of completion tools may include, but are not limited to, running tools, packers, latches, latch cleaning assemblies, multilateral junctions, completion deflectors, whipstocks, dual bore deflectors, or any other such tools used during the completion phase of the well development. In some examples, the wire mesh may also be used on casing related tools used during the completion phase including, but not limited to, casing joints, tubing joints, window joints (e.g., pre-cut, aluminum, etc.), latch couplings (e.g., orientation, depth, etc.), alignment subassemblies, bushings, casing orientation tools, cement-related equipment (e.g., float shoes, float collars, etc.) liner hangers, external packers, open hole anchors, and the like.
The wire mesh may be used to transmit an electrical signal to and, in some examples, from a wellbore device. Examples of wellbore devices may include, but are not limited to, valves, sensors, packers, computers, batteries, controllers, logic devices, smart sensors, edge computers, edge sensors, machine-learning sensors, machine-learning devices, neural network devices, artificial intelligence devices, and the like. The wire mesh may initiate activation of the wellbore devices, may provide power to the wellbore devices, may receive feedback from the wellbore devices, may confirm orientation or the setting of wellbore devices, may act as a battery of a wellbore device, may provide real time data monitoring of wellbore devices, or any other such functions which may be performed via electrical transference along the wire mesh. The wire mesh possesses a smaller cross-section than a control line and may serve as a replacement for a control line for some applications. Additionally, the smaller cross-section of the wire mesh may allow for the wire mesh to be used in applications in which it was impossible to run a control line due to limited annular space.
The wire mesh may be coupled to energy transfer mechanisms to transition the energy/signal of the wire mesh's to another wire mesh or a downhole device. This transition may occur from one location of the completion tool to another location of the completion tool. The energy transfer mechanism may also transition the wire mesh to another completion tool or a wellbore device. Energy transfer mechanisms may allow the wire mesh to maintain signal transference across transition points or other changes in profiles and/or the type of tools or equipment. Examples of energy transfer mechanisms include, but not limited to, wet connects, inductive couplings, dry-mate connectors (e.g., dual-seal dry-mate connectors), or any other such energy transfer mechanisms sufficient for electrically coupling the wire mesh to a completion tool, wellbore device, or another section of wire mesh.
The wire mesh and associated system components disclosed herein may directly or indirectly affect one or more components or pieces of equipment associated with or which may come into contact with the wire mesh and associated system components such as, but not limited to, wellbore casing, wellbore liner, completion string, insert strings, drill string, coiled tubing, slickline, wireline, drill pipe, drill collars, mud motors, downhole motors and/or pumps, cement pumps, surface-mounted motors and/or pumps, centralizers, turbolizers, scratchers, floats (e.g., shoes, collars, valves, etc.), logging tools and related telemetry equipment, actuators (e.g., electromechanical devices, hydromechanical devices, etc.), sliding sleeves, production sleeves, plugs, screens, filters, flow control devices (e.g., inflow control devices, autonomous inflow control devices, outflow control devices, etc.), couplings (e.g., electro-hydraulic wet connect, dry connect, inductive coupler, etc.), control lines (e.g., electrical, fiber optic, hydraulic, etc.), surveillance lines, drill bits and reamers, sensors or distributed sensors, downhole heat exchangers, valves and corresponding actuation devices, tool seals, packers, cement plugs, bridge plugs, and other wellbore isolation devices, or components, and the like.
Provided are apparatus for transmitting an electrical signal in a wellbore in accordance with the disclosure and the illustrated FIGS. An example apparatus comprises a tool comprising a wire mesh. The wire mesh is disposed along at least a portion of an axial length of the tool. The wire mesh comprises a conductor configured to transmit an electrical signal along the portion of the length of the tool. The wire mesh is configured to transmit the electrical signal to a wellbore device disposed in the wellbore.
Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus may include one or more of the following features individually or in combination. The wire mesh may be disposed in at least one interior void of the tool, between an inner and outer wall of the tool, or along an exterior of the tool. The wire mesh may be configured to receive an electrical signal from an electrical wire descending from a surface penetrated by the wellbore. The wire mesh may comprise a weave having conductive and nonconductive wire; wherein the nonconductive wires have larger diameters than the conductive portion of the conductive wires. The tool may be a running tool, a packer, a latch assembly, a cleaning assembly, a multilateral junction, a deflector, a whipstock, a dual bore deflector, a casing joint, a tubing joint, a window joint, a latch coupling, an alignment subassembly, a bushing, a casing orientation tool, a float shoe, a float collar, a liner hanger, a workover tool, a downhole tool, a tool comprising an electrical device, or an open hole anchor. The wellbore device may be a valve, a sensor, a packer, a computer, a battery, a controller, a device comprising an electrical component, or a logic device. The wire mesh may be about 3 nm to about 30 mm thick and the width of the wire mesh is at least about 2 times to about 2600 times as wide as the thickness of the wire mesh. The wire mesh may transition along the portion of the length of the tool from a first location consisting of an exterior of the tool, an inner and outer wall of the tool, or an interior void of the tool to a second location consisting of an exterior of the tool, between an inner and outer wall of the tool, or an interior void of another portion of the tool. An energy transfer mechanism may transition the energy from the wire mesh from the first location to the second location; wherein the energy transfer mechanism is a physical electrical coupling or a non-contact electrical coupling. The wire mesh may be electrically coupled to the wellbore device with an energy transfer mechanism. The wire mesh may extend along the portion of the length of the tool in at least two distinct and separate mesh forms.
Provided are methods for transmitting an electrical signal in a wellbore in accordance with the disclosure and the illustrated FIGS. An example method comprises introducing a tool comprising a wire mesh into a wellbore. The wire mesh is disposed along at least a portion of the axial length of the tool. The method further comprises transmitting an electrical signal along the wire mesh to or from a wellbore device disposed in the wellbore.
Additionally or alternatively, the method may include one or more of the following features individually or in combination. The transmitted electrical signal may actuate the wellbore device. The electrical signal may be a first electrical signal, and a second electrical signal may be transmitted from the wellbore device after the wellbore device receives the first electrical signal. The wire mesh may be disposed in at least one interior void of the tool, between an inner and outer wall of the tool, or along an exterior of the tool. The wire mesh may be configured to receive an electrical signal from an electrical wire descending from a surface penetrated by the wellbore. The wire mesh may comprise a weave having conductive and nonconductive wire; wherein the nonconductive wires have larger diameters than the conductive portion of the conductive wires. The tool may be a running tool, a packer, a latch assembly, a cleaning assembly, a multilateral junction, a deflector, a whipstock, a dual bore deflector, a casing joint, a tubing joint, a window joint, a latch coupling, an alignment subassembly, a bushing, a casing orientation tool, a float shoe, a float collar, a liner hanger, a workover tool, a downhole tool, a tool comprising an electrical device, or an open hole anchor. The wellbore device may be a valve, a sensor, a packer, a computer, a battery, a controller, a device comprising an electrical component, or a logic device. The wire mesh may be about 3 nm to about 30 mm thick and the width of the wire mesh is at least about 2 times to about 2600 times as wide as the thickness of the wire mesh. The wire mesh may transition along the portion of the length of the tool from a first location consisting of an exterior of the tool, an inner and outer wall of the tool, or an interior void of the tool to a second location consisting of an exterior of the tool, between an inner and outer wall of the tool, or an interior void of another portion of the tool. An energy transfer mechanism may transition the energy from the wire mesh from the first location to the second location; wherein the energy transfer mechanism is a physical electrical coupling or a non-contact electrical coupling. The wire mesh may be electrically coupled to the wellbore device with an energy transfer mechanism. The wire mesh may extend along the portion of the length of the tool in at least two distinct and separate mesh forms.
Provided are systems for transmitting an electrical signal in a wellbore in accordance with the disclosure and the illustrated FIGS. An example system comprises a tool comprising a wire mesh. The wire mesh is disposed along at least a portion of the axial length of the tool. The wire mesh is a conductor configured to transmit an electrical signal along the portion of the length of the tool. The system further comprises a wellbore device disposed in the wellbore and configured to receive or transmit the electrical signal transmitted along the wire mesh.
Additionally or alternatively, the system may include one or more of the following features individually or in combination. The wire mesh may be disposed in at least one interior void of the tool, between an inner and outer wall of the tool, or along an exterior of the tool. The wire mesh may be configured to receive an electrical signal from an electrical wire descending from a surface penetrated by the wellbore. The wire mesh may comprise a weave having conductive and nonconductive wire; wherein the nonconductive wires have larger diameters than the conductive portion of the conductive wires. The tool may be a running tool, a packer, a latch assembly, a cleaning assembly, a multilateral junction, a deflector, a whipstock, a dual bore deflector, a casing joint, a tubing joint, a window joint, a latch coupling, an alignment subassembly, a bushing, a casing orientation tool, a float shoe, a float collar, a liner hanger, a workover tool, a downhole tool, a tool comprising an electrical device, or an open hole anchor. The wellbore device may be a valve, a sensor, a packer, a computer, a battery, a controller, a device comprising an electrical component, or a logic device. The wire mesh may be about 3 nm to about 30 mm thick and the width of the wire mesh is at least about 2 times to about 2600 times as wide as the thickness of the wire mesh. The wire mesh may transition along the portion of the length of the tool from a first location consisting of an exterior of the tool, an inner and outer wall of the tool, or an interior void of the tool to a second location consisting of an exterior of the tool, between an inner and outer wall of the tool, or an interior void of another portion of the tool. An energy transfer mechanism may transition the energy from the wire mesh from the first location to the second location; wherein the energy transfer mechanism is a physical electrical coupling or a non-contact electrical coupling. The wire mesh may be electrically coupled to the wellbore device with an energy transfer mechanism. The wire mesh may extend along the portion of the length of the tool in at least two distinct and separate mesh forms.
The preceding description provides various examples of the systems and methods of use disclosed herein which may contain different method steps and alternative combinations of components. It should be understood that, although individual examples may be discussed herein, the present disclosure covers all combinations of the disclosed examples, including, without limitation, the different component combinations, method step combinations, and properties of the system. It should be understood that the compositions and methods are described in terms of “comprising,” “containing,” or “including” various components or steps. The systems and methods can also “consist essentially of or “consist of the various components and steps. Moreover, the indefinite articles “a” or “an,” as used in the claims, are defined herein to mean one or more than one of the element that it introduces.
For the sake of brevity, only certain ranges are explicitly disclosed herein. However, ranges from any lower limit may be combined with any upper limit to recite a range not explicitly recited, as well as ranges from any lower limit may be combined with any other lower limit to recite a range not explicitly recited. In the same way, ranges from any upper limit may be combined with any other upper limit to recite a range not explicitly recited. Additionally, whenever a numerical range with a lower limit and an upper limit is disclosed, any number and any included range falling within the range are specifically disclosed. In particular, every range of values (of the form, “from about a to about b,” or, equivalently, “from approximately a to b,” or, equivalently, “from approximately a-b”) disclosed herein is to be understood to set forth every number and range encompassed within the broader range of values even if not explicitly recited. Thus, every point or individual value may serve as its own lower or upper limit combined with any other point or individual value or any other lower or upper limit, to recite a range not explicitly recited.
One or more illustrative examples incorporating the examples disclosed herein are presented. Not all features of a physical implementation are described or shown in this application for the sake of clarity. Therefore, the disclosed systems and methods are well adapted to attain the ends and advantages mentioned, as well as those that are inherent therein. The particular examples disclosed above are illustrative only, as the teachings of the present disclosure may be modified and practiced in different but equivalent manners apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings herein. Furthermore, no limitations are intended to the details of construction or design herein shown other than as described in the claims below. It is therefore evident that the particular illustrative examples disclosed above may be altered, combined, or modified, and all such variations are considered within the scope of the present disclosure. The systems and methods illustratively disclosed herein may suitably be practiced in the absence of any element that is not specifically disclosed herein and/or any optional element disclosed herein.
Although the present disclosure and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the following claims.
