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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2024
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gocha Chochua, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Christopher Rowe, Stonehouse, GB;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
Aspects presented provide for a low-cost downhole generation turbine. In embodiments, the downhole power generation turbine is configured to minimize the effects of thrust that may be present in the downhole environment, thereby increasing the service life of the downhole power generation turbine. A method of generating an electric current in a downhole turbine generator includes accepting a fluid flow into an inlet of a tubular shape, transmitting the fluid flow through the tubular shape, wherein the fluid flow passes through a fluid flow passage formed by a stator assembly and a rotor assembly, wherein the rotor assembly is configured to spin, wherein the stator and the rotor assemblies are configured such that essentially all thrust loads generated by the fluid flow are transmitted to the stator assembly, actuating an alternator package through connection to the rotor assembly, and producing the electric current through the actuation of the alternator package.