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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Pierre Clery, Bruz, FR;
Hugues Dupont, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Henri-Pierre Valero, Clamart, FR;
Pierre-Yves Corre, Abbeville, FR;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/01 (2012.01); E21B 33/127 (2006.01); G01D 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/01 (2013.01); E21B 33/127 (2013.01); G01D 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inflatable packer assembly that includes opposing end fittings by which the inflatable packer assembly is installable within a downhole tool string. An inflatable body coupled between the end fittings has an external groove. An elongation sensor is fixed in the external groove. The elongation sensor includes a capacitive element that whose capacitance varies based on elongation of the elongation sensor in response to inflation of the inflatable body.