docs: def get_wells(self, plate_name=None):
          '''Gets information about wells.
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          plate_name: str, optional
              name of the parent plate
  
          Returns
          -------
          List[Dict[str, str]]
              id, name and description of each well
  
          See also
          --------
          :func:`tmserver.api.well.get_wells`
          :class:`tmlib.models.well.Well`
          '''
          logger.info('get wells of experiment "%s"', self.experiment_name)
          params = dict()
          if plate_name is not None:
              logger.info('filter wells for plate "%s"', plate_name)
              params['plate_name'] = plate_name
          url = self._build_api_url(
              '/experiments/{experiment_id}/wells'.format(
                  experiment_id=self._experiment_id
              ),
              params
          )
          res = self._session.get(url)
          res.raise_for_status()
          return res.json()['data']