Wells – Submerged well – Testing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Will, Thomas B. (Department: 3671)
Wells
Submerged well
Testing
C166S344000, C166S097500, C340S855100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06913083
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for logging, controlling, or monitoring a subsea well or group of wells through a path not within production tubing. Preferred embodiments allow logging tools, wire rope, optic fibers, electrical cables, monitoring and measuring instruments and other items known to those skilled in the art of oil and gas production to be disposed into the well without interfering with the flow path through the production string. A further preferred embodiment includes the mooring or tethering of an instrument pod over the subsea well. The instrument pod is designed to provide on-board data storage, data processing, data receiving, and data transmission equipment, such that data from the well can be transmitted back to a receiving network where the data may be stored and processed into useful information for reservoir operators.
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Beach Thomas A
Castaño Jaime A.
Kanak Wayne I.
Sensor Highway Limited
Will Thomas B.
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