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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2014
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Glenn A. Wilson, Singapore, SG;

Ahmed Fouda, Houston, TX (US);

Burkay Donderici, Houston, TX (US);

Li Gao, Katy, TX (US);

Krishna M. Ravi, Kingwood, TX (US);

Mark W. Roberson, Cary, NC (US);

Scott Goodwin, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Charles Bartee, Durham, NC (US);

Alexander Stewart, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/13 (2012.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01); G01V 3/28 (2006.01); G01V 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/13 (2020.05); G01V 3/28 (2013.01); G01V 3/38 (2013.01); G01V 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are telemetry systems and methods that employ a plurality of electromagnetic transceivers disposed outside a well casing string at a corresponding plurality of depths along the casing string. Each transceiver includes one or more toroidal inductors circumferentially surrounding the casing string and inductively coupled thereto to allow signal transmission between transceivers via currents induced in the casing. In some embodiments, signals are relayed via a chain of transceivers to facilitate indirect communication between a surface facility and other transceivers located too deep for direct communication to the surface.


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