Wireless communications in a drilling operations environment
US9644477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/12
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An embodiment includes an apparatus for wireless communications in a drilling operations environment. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes 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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