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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stephane Vannuffelen, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christophe M. Rayssiguier, Clamart, FR;
Arnaud Croux, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/16 (2006.01); G01K 11/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/017 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/16 (2013.01); E21B 17/1078 (2013.01); E21B 47/017 (2020.05); G10K 11/002 (2013.01); G10K 11/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Wireless acoustic communication apparatus and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a first rod and a second rod. The first rod and the second rod are to form a rod string. The example apparatus includes a first acoustic repeater mechanically coupled to the first rod. The first acoustic repeater is to communicate with a second acoustic repeater to convey data via the rod string. The second acoustic repeater is to receive the data from a first tool.