Patent ID: 8678096

Claim:
A method comprising: providing a centralizer disposed about a wellbore tubular, wherein the centralizer comprises: a first collar; a second collar; a plurality of bow springs coupling the first collar to the second collar; and a plurality of particulates disposed on an outer surface of at least one bow spring; wherein one or more of the first collar, the second collar, and the bow springs comprise a composite material, wherein at least one bow spring has a multi-step design comprising a plurality of arced sections, wherein a first arced section of the plurality of arced sections is disposed between the first collar and the second collar, wherein a second arced section of the plurality of arced sections is disposed along a length of the first arced section, and wherein a thickness of the first arced section is less than a thickness of the second arced section; placing the wellbore tubular in a wellbore disposed in a subterranean formation; and translating the centralizer disposed about the wellbore tubular through the wellbore, wherein the plurality of particulates reduce the running force associated with translating the centralizer through the wellbore.