Stoneley wave based pipe telemetry
US10202846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/18
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A downhole telemetry well system transmits data at a high rate inside a tubular pipe by encoding signals on a Stoneley wave. Telemetry devices for the Stoneley mode are implemented in short pipe joints inserted at various intervals between the tubulars. Each telemetry device includes Stoneley transducers, which may act as a transmitter, receiver, or repeater. The Stoneley telemetry devices transmit and receive the Stoneley waves making up the carrier of the signal. The Stoneley telemetry devices may be powered by on-board batteries or via some remote power source.
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