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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2019
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Simon Whye Kwong Wai, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, SG;
Wesley Neil Ludwig, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided are compositions, methods, and systems that relate to downhole tractor wheels. A downhole tractor system comprising: tubular housing capable of being deployed downhole by wireline; plurality of wheels rotatably mounted to tubular housing, wheels having at least a portion of an outer surface comprising polymeric material. A method for conveying a downhole tool along an inner wall of a wellbore, the method comprising: disposing downhole tool coupled to downhole tractor within wellbore; providing energy to downhole tractor by way of wireline thereby rotating a wheel disposed on downhole tractor; frictionally engaging the inner wall of wellbore with wheel comprising polymeric material disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of wheel thereby providing a compressive load between the inner wall of the wellbore and polymeric material; allowing downhole tractor to proceed along wellbore wall until downhole tractor reaches desired location; deploying downhole tool for use in wellbore.