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Apparatus for electromagnetically coupling power and data signals between well bore apparatus and the surface

US4806928A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 16, 1987
Grant dateFeb 21, 1989
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S336/02
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In the representative embodiment of the new and improved apparatus disclosed herein, a downhole tool adapted to be coupled in a pipe string and positioned in a well bore is provided with one or more electrical devices cooperatively arranged to receive power from surface power sources or to transmit and/or receive control or data signals from surface equipment. Unique inner and outer coil assemblies arranged on ferrite cores are arranged on the downhole tool and a suspension cable for electromagnetically coupling the electrical devices to the surface equipment so that power and/or data or control signals can be transmitted between the downhole and surface equipment.

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