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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2015
Applicants:
Michael G. Starkey, Ashtead, SE;
Kevin T. Corbett, Missouri City, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael G. Starkey, Ashtead, SE;
Kevin T. Corbett, Missouri City, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 9/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present techniques are directed to systems and methods for monitoring parameter data from sensors, for example, in a subsea environment. In one method, an electrical signal including data from the subsea unit is converted into an acoustic signal. The acoustic signal is directed through the water column towards a fiber optic cable. The acoustic signal is detected by changes in a light signal carried in the fiber optic cable, and the changes in the light signal are decoded to obtain a data stream representing the parameter data.