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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Aaron R. Swanson, Houston, TX (US);
Elton Frost, Jr., Spring, TX (US);
James P. Dwyer, Conroe, TX (US);
Inventors:
Aaron R. Swanson, Houston, TX (US);
Elton Frost, Jr., Spring, TX (US);
James P. Dwyer, Conroe, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for performing an operation in a borehole is disclosed. A device is disposed in a downhole environment of the borehole to perform the downhole operation. An energy harvesting unit coupled to the device harvests energy from an energy source in a downhole environment of the device and provides the harvested energy to the device to perform the downhole operation.