Downhole data transmission system
US6717501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/533
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system for transmitting data through a string of down-hole components. In accordance with one aspect, the system includes a plurality of downhole components, such as sections of pipe in a drill string. Each downhole component includes a pin end and a box end, with the pin end of one downhole component being adapted to be connected to the box end of another. Each pin end includes external threads and an internal pin face distal to the external threads. Each box end includes an internal shoulder face with internal threads distal to the internal shoulder face. The internal pin face and the internal shoulder face are aligned with and proximate each other when the pin end of the one component is threaded into a box end of the other component.
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