Wired casing
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1. A method of wiring casing while drilling with casing, comprising:
- lowering a first casing string with an earth removal member operatively connected to its lower end into an earth formation; and
placing wire on the first casing string while lowering the first casing string.
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Abstract
The present invention involves a method and apparatus for monitoring conditions downhole and/or manipulating downhole tools by placing electrical wire on a casing string while drilling with casing. Wire is inserted into a groove within the casing string while drilling with the casing string into a formation. The wire connects downhole equipment to surface equipment. Multiple casing strings may be drilled into the formation while wire is simultaneously inserted into a groove therein.
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68 Claims
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1. A method of wiring casing while drilling with casing, comprising:
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lowering a first casing string with an earth removal member operatively connected to its lower end into an earth formation; and
placing wire on the first casing string while lowering the first casing string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of wiring casing while drilling with casing, comprising:
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lowering a first casing string with an earth removal member operatively connected to its lower end into an earth formation;
placing a first wire on the first casing string while lowering the first casing string to a first depth within the formation;
lowering a second casing string with an earth removal member operatively connected to its lower end into the formation; and
placing a second wire on the second casing string while lowering the second casing string to a second depth within the formation. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for use in transmitting signals from within a wellbore to a surface of the wellbore, comprising:
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downhole equipment for sensing information from within the wellbore;
surface equipment for processing the information;
a wire for transmitting the information from the downhole equipment to the surface equipment; and
a first casing string with an earth removal member operatively connected to its lower end, wherein the first casing string houses the wire. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for monitoring conditions within a wellbore by wiring casing, comprising:
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lowering a first casing section to a first depth within a formation; and
placing wire on the first casing section while lowering the first casing section, wherein the wire is at least partially sub-flushed to a surface of the first casing section. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for use in transmitting signals from within a wellbore to a surface of the wellbore, comprising:
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downhole equipment for sensing information from within the wellbore;
surface equipment for processing the information;
a wire for transmitting the information from the downhole equipment to the surface equipment; and
a first casing section comprising a groove therein for at least partially sub-flushing the wire to the surface of the first casing section. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus for use in transmitting signals from within a wellbore to a surface of the wellbore, comprising:
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downhole equipment for sensing information from within the wellbore;
surface equipment for processing the information;
a wire for transmitting the information from the downhole equipment to the surface equipment;
a first tubular comprising a groove therein for at least partially subflushing the wire to a surface of the first tubular; and
a second tubular comprising a groove therein for at least partially subflushing the wire to a surface of the second tubular, wherein the first tubular is connected to the second tubular and the wire is sub-flushed across the connection.
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42. A method for monitoring conditions within a wellbore while lowering tubulars into the wellbore, comprising:
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lowering a first tubular into the wellbore;
placing wire on the first tubular while lowering the first tubular, wherein the wire is at least partially sub-flushed to a surface of the first tubular;
connecting the first tubular to a second tubular;
lowering the second tubular into the wellbore; and
placing wire on the second tubular while lowering the second tubular, wherein the wire is at least partially sub-flushed to a surface of the second tubular, wherein the wire is sub-flushed across the connection of the first tubular to the second tubular.
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43. A method of drilling with casing, comprising:
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providing a casing string having an earth removal member operatively attached to its lower end, the casing string having a first communication path within the inner diameter of the casing string and a second communication path for communicating power or signal through at least a portion of the casing string; and
operating the earth removal member while lowering the casing string into a formation. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of drilling with casing, comprising:
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providing a string of wired casing having an earth removal member operatively attached to its lower end, at least a portion of the string of wired casing having a conductive path therethrough; and
operating the earth removal member while lowering the string of wired casing into a formation. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. An apparatus for transmitting one or more signals through a wellbore, comprising:
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a string of wired casing having a conductive path through at least a portion thereof; and
an earth removal member operatively attached to a lower end of the string of wired casing, wherein the string of wired casing is disposed within the wellbore. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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