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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 04, 2020
Applicant:

Expro North Sea Limited, Dyce, GB;

Inventors:

David Sirda Shanks, Newmachar, GB;

John McKay, Stonehaven, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/12 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A well bore instrument system is provided. The well bore instrument system includes a cable for conveying control signals and data signals; sensors positioned along the cable; and a controller operable to send control signals to the sensors and receive sensor data signals from the sensors via the cable. The controller is configured to transmit the control signals to the sensors at a control signal bit rate, wherein a sensor of the sensors is configured to receive the control signals and transmit sensor data signals to the controller at a sensor data bit rate, and wherein the sensor data bit rate is greater than the control signal bit rate.


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