Patent ID: 7793718
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A completion system for use in a well, comprising: power equipment to provide power, wherein the power equipment is for placement at an earth surface from which the well extends; a liner for lining the well where at least a portion of the liner is cemented to the well, the liner having a first inductive coupler portion; an electric cable extending outside an inner passage of the liner, wherein the electric cable is configured to extend along the liner to a position proximate the earth surface, where the electric cable is coupled to the power equipment to receive power from the power equipment; a second inductive coupler portion; and an electrical device inside the liner and electrically connected to the second inductive coupler portion, wherein the second inductive coupler portion is positioned proximate the first inductive coupler portion to enable power produced by the power equipment to be provided from the electric cable outside the inner passage of the liner to the electrical device inside the liner.