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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2016
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Michael Linley Fripp, Carrollton, TX (US);

Zachary William Walton, Carrollton, TX (US);

Matthew James Merron, Carrollton, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2006.01); E21B 7/02 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2020.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2013.01); E21B 7/02 (2013.01); E21B 21/08 (2013.01); G01R 31/3648 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H01M 2220/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for depassivating completion tool batteries are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a completion tool disposed within a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation, wherein the completion tool is electrically coupled to an at least partially passivated lithium battery; depassivating the at least partially passivated lithium battery in the wellbore by discharging the lithium battery; and powering the completion tool with the at least partially depassivated lithium battery.


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