Method and apparatus for performing diagnostics in a wellbore operation
US7096961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/12
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A wired drill pipe telemetry system includes a surface computer; and a drill string telemetry link comprising a plurality of wired drill pipes each having a telemetry section, at least one of the plurality of wired drill pipes having a diagnostic module electrically coupling the telemetry section and wherein the diagnostic module includes a line interface adapted to interface with a wired drill pipe telemetry section; a transceiver adapted to communicate signals between the wired drill pipe telemetry section and the diagnostic module; and a controller operatively connected with the transceiver and adapted to control the transceiver.
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