Methods and apparatus for downhole inter-tool communication

Details Methods and apparatus for downhole inter-tool communication Methods and apparatus for downhole inter-tool communication

2007-03-20

2007-03-20

Hofsass, Jeffery (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Wellbore telemetering or control

C340S854700, C340S855500, C367S080000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10690382

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for communicating between downhole tools without the necessity of routing the communication through a surface module. Communications sent by downhole tools are examined and extracted downhole. If the communications are intended for other downhole tools, the communications are copied to a downlink and send to a specific intended tool, a group of tools, or all the tools. This is all done downhole, significantly reducing the latency between command and response.

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