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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2021
Joerg Lehr, Celle, DE;
Joerg Lehr, Celle, DE;
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are signal-transparent and actuator-transparent tubulars for use with downhole tubular strings are. The signal-transparent tubulars include a tubular connector configured to engage with and connect to a different downhole tubular, the tubular connector formed from metal, a signal-transparent portion connected to the tubular connector, the signal-transparent portion formed from a composite material, and at least one of a sensor, an actuator, and a transmitter arranged within the signal-transparent portion and at least partially surrounded by the composite material, wherein the composite material of the signal-transparent portion is selected to be transparent to a characteristic of a signal that is detectable by or transmitted by the at least one sensor, actuator, and/or transmitter.