Downhole well tool with groove

Abstract

A downhole well tool includes a tool body attached to a well string, a sealing packer element partially circumscribing the tool body from a first circumferential end to a second circumferential end, a side groove formed at least partially in the tool body and positioned between the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end of the sealing packer element, and a fluid conduit disposed within the tool body and extending to the side groove. The sealing packer element expands and seals against an inner wall of a wellbore. The side groove forms a channel in an exterior surface of the tool body between the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end of the sealing packer element, and the fluid conduit includes at least one nozzle positioned at the side groove, where the fluid conduit flows a fluid into the channel of the side groove.

1 . A downhole well tool, comprising:
 a tool body configured to attach to a well string;   a sealing packer element partially circumscribing the tool body from a first circumferential end to a second circumferential end of the sealing packer element, the sealing packer element configured to expand and seal against an inner wall of a wellbore;   a side groove formed at least partially in the tool body and positioned between the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end of the sealing packer element, the side groove configured to form a channel in an exterior surface of the tool body between the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end of the sealing packer element; and   a fluid conduit disposed within the tool body and extending to the side groove, the fluid conduit comprising at least one nozzle positioned at the side groove, the fluid conduit configured to flow a fluid into the channel of the side groove.   
     
     
         2 . The downhole well tool of  claim 1 , further comprising a cable positioned within the channel of the side groove and configured to extend from a well tool downhole of the tool body, through the channel of the side groove and across the sealing packer element, and to a location uphole of the tool body. 
     
     
         3 . The downhole well tool of  claim 2 , wherein the sealing packer element is an electric submersible pump packer, the cable is an electric submersible pump cable, and the downhole well tool is configured to connect to an electric submersible pump positioned downhole of the sealing packer element. 
     
     
         4 . The downhole well tool of  claim 2 , wherein the cable comprises at least one of a power cable, a communications cable, or a hydraulic cable. 
     
     
         5 . The downhole well tool of  claim 2 , further comprising a clamp configured to secure the cable to the well string. 
     
     
         6 . The downhole well tool of  claim 5 , wherein the clamp is a first clamp positioned downhole of the sealing packer element and configured to secure the cable downhole of the sealing packer element, the downhole well tool further comprising a second clamp positioned uphole of the sealing packer element, the second clamp configured to secure the cable to the well string uphole of the sealing packer element. 
     
     
         7 . The downhole well tool of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one nozzle comprises a plurality of nozzles fluidly connected to the fluid conduit, and the plurality of nozzles are distributed along the side groove. 
     
     
         8 . The downhole well tool of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of nozzles are distributed in a linear pattern along a longitudinal length of the side groove. 
     
     
         9 . The downhole well tool of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of nozzles are evenly distributed in the linear pattern. 
     
     
         10 . The downhole well tool of  claim 1 , wherein the sealing packer element comprises a partial ring shape with a split, wherein the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end define the split. 
     
     
         11 . The downhole well tool of  claim 1 , wherein the sealing packer element is radially expandable and configured to radially expand from a first, radially retracted position to a second, radially expanded position of the sealing packer element. 
     
     
         12 . The downhole well tool of  claim 11 , wherein the sealing packer element comprises an inflatable packer configured to inflate from the first, radially retracted position to the second, radially expanded position. 
     
     
         13 . The downhole well tool of  claim 11 , wherein the sealing packer element comprises a swellable packer configured to swell from the first, radially retracted position to the second, radially expanded position. 
     
     
         14 . The downhole well tool of  claim 1 , wherein the side groove comprises a semicircular concave profile in the tool body. 
     
     
         15 . The downhole well tool of  claim 1 , wherein the side groove is oriented substantially vertically and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tool body. 
     
     
         16 . The downhole well tool of  claim 1 , wherein the side groove is oriented substantially linearly along a length of the side groove between an uphole end and a downhole end of the side groove. 
     
     
         17 . A method, comprising:
 disposing a downhole well tool in a wellbore, the downhole well tool comprising a tool body attached to a well string, a sealing packer element partially circumscribing the tool body from a first circumferential end to a second circumferential end of the sealing packer element, and a fluid conduit disposed within the tool body;   positioning a cable in a side groove formed at least partially in the tool body, the side groove positioned between the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end of the sealing packer element, the side groove configured to form a channel in an exterior surface of the tool body, and the cable configured to extend from a second well tool downhole of the tool body, through the channel of the side groove and across the sealing packer element, and toward a location uphole of the tool body; and   flowing a fluid through the fluid conduit and through a nozzle at an end of the fluid conduit, the nozzle to direct the fluid flow into the side groove to surround a portion of the cable positioned in the side groove.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , comprising radially expanding the sealing packer element from a first, radially retracted position to a second, radially expanded position to engage and seal against a wall of the wellbore. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the fluid is a sealing resin, and flowing the fluid through the fluid conduit and through the nozzle comprises flowing the sealing resin out of the nozzle and around the portion of the cable to fluidly seal the side groove. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising pressure testing an annulus of the wellbore where the sealing resin is disposed around the portion of the cable. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the downhole well tool comprises an electric submersible pump packer, the cable comprises an electric submersible pump cable, and the second well tool comprises an electric submersible pump, and wherein positioning the cable in the side groove comprises extending the cable from the electric submersible pump, through the side groove of the electric submersible pump packer, and toward a surface location of the wellbore. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising clamping the cable to the well string with a first clamp positioned downhole of the sealing packer element and with a second clamp positioned uphole of the sealing packer element. 
     
     
         23 . A downhole well system, comprising:
 a first downhole tool, comprising:
 a tool body attached to a well string; 
 a sealing packer element partially circumscribing the tool body from a first circumferential end to a second circumferential end of the sealing packer element, the sealing packer element configured to expand and seal against an inner wall of a wellbore; and 
 a side groove formed at least partially in the tool body and positioned between the first circumferential end and second circumferential end of the sealing packer element, the side groove configured to form a channel in an exterior surface of the tool body between the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end of the sealing packer element; and 
   a second downhole tool configured to be disposed downhole of the first downhole tool; and   a cable connected to the second downhole tool and extending toward the first downhole tool, the cable being positioned within the channel of the side groove between the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end of the sealing packer element, the cable configured to further extend to a location uphole of the tool body.   
     
     
         24 . The downhole well system of  claim 23 , wherein the first downhole tool further comprises a fluid conduit disposed within the tool body and extending to the side groove, the fluid conduit comprising at least one nozzle positioned at the side groove, the fluid conduit configured to flow a fluid into the channel of the side groove.