System and method for communicating data between wellbore instruments and surface devices
US8350716B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V11/002
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for communicating signals between an instrument in a wellbore and a device at the Earth's surface using a wired drill pipe telemetry channel includes allocating signals generated by at least one instrument in the wellbore to a plurality of buffers. Each buffer represents data having a respective communication priority. Signals from each buffer are communicated to the wired drill pipe telemetry channel according to a predetermined priority procedure. The procedure allocates telemetry channel priority related to the communication priority.
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