1-20. (canceled)
21. A method of installing downhole equipment in a wellbore, the method comprising:
forming a profile in a wall of the wellbore using a laser;
inserting a piece of downhole equipment into the wellbore; and
engaging the profile formed in the wall of the wellbore with the piece of downhole equipment.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein forming the profile comprises forming a female profile in the wall of the wellbore.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein forming the female profile in the wall of the wellbore comprises forming a recess in a casing installed in the wellbore.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein forming the recess in the casing installed in the wellbore comprises forming a recess that only extends partway through the casing.
25. The method of claim 22, wherein the female profile is sized and positioned to receive extendable dogs on the piece of downhole equipment.
26. The method of claim 23, wherein forming the female profile comprises forming an annular recess extending around an inner diameter of the casing.
27. The method of claim 23, wherein forming the female profile comprises forming multiple discrete recesses formed at a common distance from an entrance of the wellbore.
28. The method of claim 21, wherein the piece of downhole equipment is a seal, a pump, liner hanger, or a downhole steam generator.
29. The method of claim 23, comprising inserting the piece of downhole equipment into the wellbore such that extendable dogs on the piece of downhole equipment are aligned with the recess; and
extending the extendable dogs on the piece of downhole equipment to matingly engage the recess.
30. The method of claim 21, where forming the profile comprises forming a window extending through a casing installed in the wellbore.
31. The method of claim 30, wherein the window is sized to receive a junction.
32. The method of claim 31, comprising deploying the junction into the wellbore such that the junction is aligned with the window; and inserting the junction into and extending through the window.
33. The method of claim 32, comprising sealing the window after inserting the junction into and extending through the window.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass of at least one ribbon of at least one material comprising at least the steps of:
a) Modifying said ribbon being layered onto at least one spooler;
b) Layering said modified ribbon onto said spooler with at least one layer of said ribbon;
Wherein said three dimensional core mass is built up at least one layer of said modified ribbon at a time;
Wherein said layering of said modified ribbon extends per layer in a stacked direction perpendicular to the layering plane of said spooler;
Wherein the outline of said ribbon before said modifying is distinguishable along a portion of the perimeter of said layering plane.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising at least 2 additional steps:
Step 1: measure the perimeter of at least one said layering plane of said layering of said modified ribbon;
wherein the basis of said measurement is selected from a group consisting of angle, distance, speed, or time;
Step 2: Modify said ribbon in accordance to said measurement of said perimeter.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the basis of said modifying is selected from a group consisting of either edge of said ribbon and either surface of said ribbon.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said modifying is performed by at least one machining derivative further selected from a group consisting of cutting, welding, drilling, stamping, blasting, brazing, grinding, etching, chopping, punching, slicing, electrostatic discharge, acoustic, ultrasound, light, electric, annealing, and derivative tooling.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said modifying further comprises at least one drier;
whereby said ribbon is dried.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said modifying further comprises at least one cooler;
whereby said ribbon is cooled.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass further comprises at least one bobbin;
whereby the raw material of said ribbon is stored.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass of ribbon further comprises at least one method selected from a group consisting of guiding, pressing, holding, and clamping;
whereby said ribbon is confined by said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass of ribbon.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass of ribbon further comprises at least one brake;
whereby the spooling is stopped to allow for modifying said ribbon.
10. The method of claim 2 wherein said measuring of said perimeter is further selected from a group consisting of electricity, light, acoustic, optical, and magnetic.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the shape of said spooler is selected from a group further consisting of flat, cube, ball, square, round, triangular, and trapezoidal.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass further comprises at least one applicator for applying at least one material selected from a group consisting of adhesive, liquid, air, heat, cold, and paint.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass further comprises at least one splicer for splicing at any time various ribbon categories selected from a group consisting of material and dimension;
Wherein said various ribbon is selected from a group consisting of material, size, width, and thickness of ribbon.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass further comprises at least one idler to mitigate the variation in ribbon movement.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass further comprises at least one method of finishing said ribbon to mitigate anomalies after said modifying.
16. The method of claim 1 wherein said ribbon is automatically guided without intervention from the start of said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass.
17. The method of claim 1 wherein said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass further comprises at least one provider of motion further selected from a group consisting of adjustable speed drives, engines, motors, sprockets, gears, brakes, guides, idlers, belts, and pulleys.
18. The method of claim 1 wherein said method for manufacturing a three dimensional core mass further comprises at least one method of annealing;
whereby the ribbon material is annealed.
19. The method of claim 1 wherein said method for manufacturing a monitoring system selected from a group consisting of monitoring said ribbon and monitoring of said modifying;
whereby the performance of said machining derivative can be corrected.
20. A method for manufacturing a core mass of powdered metal comprising the steps of:
a) Using a re-useable mold with a face plate and a bulk chamber section:
wherein, the cavity shows the negative image of the core mass to be manufactured;
whereby, said face plate and bulk chamber sections clamp together and have sufficient strength to tolerate the expected hydraulic pressure;
b) Placing a composite of protecting materials into said cavity:
whereby said mold is protected from the bonding agent of the uncured powdered metal slurry;
c) Clamping said face plate and bulk chamber sections clamp together;
d) Pumping said powdered metal slurry into said cavity of said mold until a pressure is achieved:
whereby at least said bonding agent wicks into said protecting materials;
whereby, the least amount of said bonding agent and the most amount of said powdered metal remains;
e) Providing curing to the bonding agent;
whereby together with said bonding agent, the protecting materials forms a structural skirt.
21. The method of claim 20 comprising the insertion of at least one integral assembly before filling with powdered slurry.
22. The method as in claim 20 or claim 21 comprising art to energize the curing process further selected from a group consisting of electrical energizing, acoustical energizing, thermal energizing, ambient energizing, optical energizing, and energizing said integral assembly during the curing process.