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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2006
Bjømar Svenning, Trondheim, NO;
Bjarne Bugten, Hundhamaren, NO;
Bjømar Svenning, Trondheim, NO;
Bjarne Bugten, Hundhamaren, NO;
Statoil ASA, Stavanger, NO;
Abstract
Well for production of hydrocarbons, comprising a hole drilled down into an underground, a casing fastened to the hole wall, a production pipe that extends into the casing from the surface and down to a hydrocarbon-containing zone, a hanger on the surface in an upper end of the well, in which hanger the production pipe and casing are hung up and electrically short-circuited, and a packer arranged sealingly and electrically short-circuiting in the annulus between the production pipe and the casing, in or close to a lower end of the well, distinguished in that the well further comprises: a primary coil arranged concentrically about the production pipe, a secondary coil arranged concentrically about the production pipe, a load connected to the secondary coil, and an alternating current generator/signal unit connected to the primary coil.