Method and system for providing electrical power to downhole well equipment

A method for providing electrical power to downhole well equipment comprises: - arranging a fiber optical cable and a solar cell in a well; - transmitting light through the fiber optical cable such that the transmitted light illuminates the solar cell and the solar cell is induced to generate electr...

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Main Authors BRAITHWAITE, STEPHEN RICHARD, FRANZEN, ANDRE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 07.05.2008
Subjects
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
TRANSMISSION
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Summary:A method for providing electrical power to downhole well equipment comprises: - arranging a fiber optical cable and a solar cell in a well; - transmitting light through the fiber optical cable such that the transmitted light illuminates the solar cell and the solar cell is induced to generate electricity and; - transmitting the electricity generated by the solar cell to the downhole well equipment.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20060121528