EP0238337A3 - Thermomechanical electrical power supply apparatus for a downhole tool - Google Patents

Thermomechanical electrical power supply apparatus for a downhole tool Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0238337A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: thermomechanical; power supply; electrical power; supply apparatus; downhole tool
Prior art date: 1986-03-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP87302375A

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EP0238337B1 (en

EP0238337A2 (en

Inventor

Ronnie Joe Buchanan

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Halliburton Co

Original Assignee

Halliburton Co

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1986-03-20

Filing date

1987-03-19

Publication date

1989-03-08

1987-03-19 Application filed by Halliburton Co filed Critical Halliburton Co

1987-09-23 Publication of EP0238337A2 publication Critical patent/EP0238337A2/en

1989-03-08 Publication of EP0238337A3 publication Critical patent/EP0238337A3/en

1992-08-26 Application granted granted Critical

1992-08-26 Publication of EP0238337B1 publication Critical patent/EP0238337B1/en

2007-03-19 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F02G1/00—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants
- F02G1/04—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type
- F02G1/043—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
- F02G1/0435—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines the engine being of the free piston type
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
- E21B41/0085—Adaptations of electric power generating means for use in boreholes
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F02G2243/00—Stirling type engines having closed regenerative thermodynamic cycles with flow controlled by volume changes
- F02G2243/02—Stirling type engines having closed regenerative thermodynamic cycles with flow controlled by volume changes having pistons and displacers in the same cylinder
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F02G2254/00—Heat inputs
- F02G2254/90—Heat inputs by radioactivity
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F02G2280/00—Output delivery
- F02G2280/10—Linear generators

EP19870302375 1986-03-20 1987-03-19 Thermomechanical electrical power supply apparatus for a downhole tool Expired - Lifetime EP0238337B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US84192486A	1986-03-20	1986-03-20
US841924		1986-03-20

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0238337A2 EP0238337A2 (en)	1987-09-23
EP0238337A3 true EP0238337A3 (en)	1989-03-08
EP0238337B1 EP0238337B1 (en)	1992-08-26

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19870302375 Expired - Lifetime EP0238337B1 (en)	1986-03-20	1987-03-19	Thermomechanical electrical power supply apparatus for a downhole tool

Country Status (5)

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EP (1)	EP0238337B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA1320481C (en)
DE (1)	DE3781293T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2033832T3 (en)
SG (1)	SG114092G (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5149984A (en) *	1991-02-20	1992-09-22	Halliburton Company	Electric power supply for use downhole
DE4447226C2 (en) *	1994-12-30	1997-08-21	Heinz B Mader	Multi-part transport container
DE102010050244B4 (en) *	2010-10-30	2013-10-17	Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg	Chisel direct drive for tools based on a heat engine
DE102012104873A1 (en) *	2012-06-05	2013-12-05	Rohöl-Aufsuchungs Aktiengesellschaft	Generation of electrical energy from geothermal energy

Citations (8)

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US3563028A (en) *	1968-07-22	1971-02-16	Mc Donnell Douglas Corp	Implantable radioisotope-fueled stirling engine
US3666030A (en) *	1971-02-21	1972-05-30	Dresser Ind	Electrical energy supply for well tools
US3876471A (en) *	1973-09-12	1975-04-08	Sun Oil Co Delaware	Borehole electrolytic power supply
US3996749A (en) *	1974-05-07	1976-12-14	Compagnie Francaise D'etudes Et De Construction "Technip"	Method and plants for producing, storing, modulating and distributing energy
US4183214A (en) *	1977-05-05	1980-01-15	Sunpower, Inc.	Spring and resonant system for free-piston Stirling engines
US4355517A (en) *	1980-11-04	1982-10-26	Ceperley Peter H	Resonant travelling wave heat engine
US4432204A (en) *	1982-06-02	1984-02-21	Mechanical Technology Incorporated	Linear hydraulic drive system for a Stirling engine
US4491738A (en) *	1981-11-24	1985-01-01	Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij, B.V.	Means for generating electricity during drilling of a borehole

1987
- 1987-03-17 CA CA000533520A patent/CA1320481C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1987-03-19 EP EP19870302375 patent/EP0238337B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-03-19 ES ES87302375T patent/ES2033832T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-03-19 DE DE19873781293 patent/DE3781293T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1992
- 1992-11-02 SG SG114092A patent/SG114092G/en unknown

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3563028A (en) *	1968-07-22	1971-02-16	Mc Donnell Douglas Corp	Implantable radioisotope-fueled stirling engine
US3666030A (en) *	1971-02-21	1972-05-30	Dresser Ind	Electrical energy supply for well tools
US3876471A (en) *	1973-09-12	1975-04-08	Sun Oil Co Delaware	Borehole electrolytic power supply
US3996749A (en) *	1974-05-07	1976-12-14	Compagnie Francaise D'etudes Et De Construction "Technip"	Method and plants for producing, storing, modulating and distributing energy
US4183214A (en) *	1977-05-05	1980-01-15	Sunpower, Inc.	Spring and resonant system for free-piston Stirling engines
US4355517A (en) *	1980-11-04	1982-10-26	Ceperley Peter H	Resonant travelling wave heat engine
US4491738A (en) *	1981-11-24	1985-01-01	Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij, B.V.	Means for generating electricity during drilling of a borehole
US4432204A (en) *	1982-06-02	1984-02-21	Mechanical Technology Incorporated	Linear hydraulic drive system for a Stirling engine

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE3781293T2 (en)	1993-02-11
EP0238337B1 (en)	1992-08-26
ES2033832T3 (en)	1993-04-01
DE3781293D1 (en)	1992-10-01
CA1320481C (en)	1993-07-20
EP0238337A2 (en)	1987-09-23
SG114092G (en)	1992-12-24

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