Wireless communications in a drilling operations environment
US8544564B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/12
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for wireless communications in a drilling operations environment can include an instrument hub that is inline with drill pipe of a drill string. The instrument hub includes a sensor to receive downhole communications from downhole. The instrument hub also includes a transmitter to wireless transmit data representative of the downhole communications to a data processor unit.
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