Optimizing downhole data communication with at bit sensors and nodes
US10119393B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Data is communicated from sensors at a downhole location near a drill bit to surface equipment. Communication to the surface equipment may be direct or may pass through a series of nodes. The nodes in some cases are intelligently reconfigured to achieve desired data rates, achieve power management goals, and/or compensate for failed nodes.
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