Protection of downhole tools against mechanical influences with a pliant material
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1. An apparatus for use in a wellbore, comprising:
- a drill string configured to drill the wellbore;
a downhole tool conveyed by the drill string and configured to physically transform to execute a specified downhole operation; and
a protector at least partially enclosing the downhole tool and forming a physical barrier between the downhole tool and a wellbore environment, the protector including a sheath formed of a woven pliant material.
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Abstract
A downhole tool in a wellbore may be at least partially enclosed by a protector. The protector may form a physical barrier between the downhole tool and a wellbore environment. The protector include a sheath formed of a pliant material or a textile and may include one or more hard inserts.
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1. An apparatus for use in a wellbore, comprising:
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a drill string configured to drill the wellbore; a downhole tool conveyed by the drill string and configured to physically transform to execute a specified downhole operation; and a protector at least partially enclosing the downhole tool and forming a physical barrier between the downhole tool and a wellbore environment, the protector including a sheath formed of a woven pliant material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for using a downhole tool in a wellbore, comprising:
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at least partially enclosing the downhole tool using a protector, the protector forming a physical barrier between the downhole tool and a wellbore environment, the protector including a sheath formed of at least one of;
a woven pliant material, and a woven textile;conveying the downhole tool and the protector into the wellbore using a drill string conveyed to drill the wellbore; and executing a specified downhole operation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for use in a wellbore, comprising:
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a downhole tool configured to be conveyed into a wellbore to perform a specified downhole function, the downhole tool being configured to physically transform to execute a specified downhole operation; and a protector at least partially enclosing the downhole tool and forming a physical barrier between the downhole tool and a wellbore environment, the protector including a sheath formed at least partially of a textile, wherein the textile is structured as at least one of;
netting, knitting, braiding, weaving, meshing, and lacing, wherein the sheath is structurally separate from the downhole tool, wherein the protector retains structural integrity as the physical barrier after the physical transformation of the downhole tool. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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