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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Rei, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Randall Johnson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Randy Richardson, South Jordan, UT (US);
Daniel J. Brunner, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Alex Schumacher, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Robert Koontz, Herriman, UT (US);
Assignee:
REI, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01); E21B 19/16 (2006.01); E21B 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/01 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/028 (2013.01); E21B 17/003 (2013.01); E21B 19/16 (2013.01); E21B 47/01 (2013.01); E21B 47/12 (2013.01); E21B 47/122 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract
A drill-pipe communication assembly includes a first drill pipe segment. A conductor extends at least partially along a length of the first drill pipe segment. An antenna is electrically coupled to the first drill pipe segment. The antenna facilitates wireless transmission of signals from the first drill pipe segment to an adjacent second drill pipe segment.