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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Timothy J. Hall, Pinehurst, TX (US);
Xiaohua Yi, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/107 (2012.01); E21B 47/16 (2006.01); G01V 1/42 (2006.01); G01V 1/50 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/107 (2020.05); E21B 47/16 (2013.01); G01V 1/42 (2013.01); G01V 1/50 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); G01V 2210/1234 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system are described for communicating within a system, which includes a plurality of communication nodes disposed along tubular members in a wellbore. The method includes constructing a communication network and installing the communication nodes along the tubular members. The communication nodes are used to monitor for the presence and/or quantity of sand in the tubular members by analyzing how the contents of the tubular members acoustically affect the signals transmitted between the communication nodes.