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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Metrol Technology Ltd, Aberdeen, GB;
Steven Martin Hudson, Aberdeen, GB;
METROL TECHNOLOGY LTD, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Abstract
A monitoring well installation comprising metallic casing () and a sealing material plug () provided downhole in the borehole for sealing the borehole against the egress of fluid from a zone below the plug. There is an uncased length of borehole at least 10 m in length in which the plug seals against the formation. There is provided a downhole sensing tool () located below the plug () and a communication arrangement () for use in transmitting data from the sensing tool towards the surface, which comprises an across plug communication apparatus () comprising a pair of spaced contacts () contacting the casing and/or the formation and a transmitter located below the plug () for transmitting signals carrying data across the plug towards the surface.