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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2024
The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US);
Scott B. Cole, Edmond, OK (US);
Klayton Day Jones, Perry, OK (US);
Sydni Noell Schneberger, Stillwater, OK (US);
The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US);
Abstract
A tension link for use in downhole operations. The tension link has a link body connecting two features, such as a backreamer and product pipe, which are towed through a borehole. The tension link has electronics which can monitor the tension in the link body. The electronics may include a Bluetooth radio or similar device, which uses a power source to send a low power signal including the tension data to a beacon, which is located in a separate cavity of the tension link. The beacon encodes received information about tension onto a stronger electromagnetic field. This electromagnetic field may, in turn, be used to power the electronics. No direct link between the electronics and the beacon exists, and the beacon may be used in other downhole operations other than tension monitoring, such as directional drilling. The electromagnetic field signal is detected at a receiving antenna at an uphole location.