Environmentally Powered Transmitter for Location Identification of Wellbores
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1. A method of performing an operation in a wellbore, comprising:
- disposing a device in a downhole environment of the wellbore;
harvesting energy from an energy source in the downhole environment; and
using the harvested energy to power the device in the wellbore to perform the operation.
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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.
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1. A method of performing an operation in a wellbore, comprising:
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disposing a device in a downhole environment of the wellbore; harvesting energy from an energy source in the downhole environment; and using the harvested energy to power the device in the wellbore to perform the operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for performing a downhole operation, comprising:
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a device disposed downhole configured to perform the downhole operation; and an energy harvesting unit coupled to the device configured to harvest energy from an energy source in a downhole environment of the device and to provide the harvested energy to the device to perform the downhole operation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A completion system, comprising:
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a casing disposed in a wellbore; a device disposed in the wellbore proximate the casing configured to perform a downhole operation; and an energy harvesting unit disposed in the wellbore coupled to the device configured to harvest energy from an energy source in a downhole environment of the device and to provide the harvested energy to the device to perform the downhole operation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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