Downhole fluid pressure signal generation and transmission
US6604582B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86549
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system is disclosed for communication from an instrument disposed in a wellbore. The system includes a flow diverter selectively operable to conduct fluid flow between a first path along the interior of a housing and a second path along the interior of the housing. The system includes an initiator operatively coupled to the flow diverter to cause selective operation thereof in response to an event.
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