Wells – Processes – Heating – cooling or insulating
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-21
2007-08-21
Mai, Lanna (Department: 3637)
Wells
Processes
Heating, cooling or insulating
C175S104000, C166S065100
Reexamination Certificate
active
10806913
ABSTRACT:
An energy storage device for powering a downhole tool may be heated to an effective temperature to improve the operability of the energy storage device. The energy storage device may comprise, for example, a primary battery, a secondary battery, a fuel cell, a capacitor, or combinations thereof. The effective temperature to which the energy storage device is heated may be greater than an ambient temperature in the wellbore near the energy storage device. The energy storage device may be heated using various heat sources such as an ohmic resistive heater, a heat pump, an exothermic reaction, a power generator, a heat transfer medium, the energy storage device itself, a downhole tool, or combinations thereof. A thermal conductor may extend between the heat source and the energy storage device. Further, a thermal insulator may at least partially surround the heat source and the energy storage device.
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Fripp Michael L.
Huh Michael
Schultz Roger Lynn
Storm, Jr. Bruce H.
Carroll Rodney
Halliburton Energy Service,s Inc.
Mai Lanna
Smith Matthew J.
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