US 12,234,707 B2
Method for downhole installation of batteries with recharging and energy harvesting systems in dedicated compartments
Eyad Ali Alali, Dammam (SA); Mohammed Abdullah Bataweel, Dhahran (SA); and Norah W. Aljuryyed, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/930,592.
Prior Publication US 2024/0084673 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/06 (2006.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.01)
CPC E21B 41/0085 (2013.01) [E21B 7/061 (2013.01); H02J 50/001 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
providing a well extending through an underground formation;
drilling a primary tunnel within a non-producing area off the well, extending in a radially outward direction from the well at a first axial location along the well;
installing a battery in the primary tunnel;
connecting the battery to downhole equipment in the well, wherein the downhole equipment is not disposed in the primary tunnel; and powering the downhole equipment in the well via the battery.