Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Christian S Mappus

Randolph Scott Coles

Neil Alan Ostermann

Lianhe Guo

Jonathan Paul Montiverdi

Ed F Kopecky

Budi P Sidik

A system for harvesting energy from the operation of a downhole jar is disclosed. The system converts the kinetic energy associated with the operation of the jar to electrical energy by associating the relative movement between a magnet and a coil to the relative movement between a movable member and a stationary member in the jar. Electrical energy is generated in the coil as a result of the relative motion between the magnets and the coil. This electrical energy may be stored in an electrical energy storage subsystem and provided to a downhole tool for use in the wellbore. The downhole tool may be used to power other tools, to take measurements, to communicate with other devices, to actuate other devices, and to otherwise control such other devices.

Energy harvesting from a downhole jar

A braking apparatus for a tool string positionable in a wellbore and a method of braking a tool string in a wellbore is disclosed. The braking apparatus includes: a tubular housing having at least one radial arm-bay opening; an actuating mechanism including: a wedge member mounted in an internal cavity of the housing; an axial guide rod coupled at one end to the wedge member; and a push-pull device. The push pull device includes: a biasing member casing through which the guide rod extends to contact the wedge member, a biasing member; and at least one braking arm pivotably mounted to a lower portion of the biasing member casing, wherein when the biasing member casing of the push-pull device in in a lowered position, the braking arm bears on a sloped surface of the wedge member to project the braking arm into contact with a wellbore wall.

Downhole tool string braking

Disclosed is a downhole tool that includes a housing coupled to a wellbore isolation device, a tension-actuated valve arranged within the housing and having a first piston movably arranged within a first piston chamber, the first piston being coupled to a conveyance such that tension in the conveyance is transmitted to the first piston, wherein, when the tension in the conveyance is reduced, the first piston is moved within the first piston chamber such that wellbore fluids are able to enter the first piston chamber, and a pressure-actuated valve arranged within the housing and having a second piston movably arranged within a second piston chamber to place the second piston chamber in fluid communication with the first piston chamber, wherein a pressure drop across the downhole tool allows the second piston to move such that the wellbore fluids pass into the second piston chamber and through the wellbore isolation device.

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Kingwood, TX, United States of America

Christian S Mappus