Serial hybrid downhole telemetry networks
US11549368B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/255
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hybrid telemetry system includes a plurality of telemetry networks configured to communicate a modulated signal representing digital data along adjoining sections of a pipe string. The plurality of telemetry networks may each be optimized or particularly suitable for the configuration of the pipe string, the well, and/or the environment of the well occurring in each of the adjoining sections. Some of the plurality of telemetry networks may overlap to provide redundancy of the communication of the digital data.
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