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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2021
Expro North Sea Limited, Aberdeen, GB;
James Alexander Yard, Bournemouth, GB;
Expro North Sea Limited, Dyce Aberdeen, GB;
Abstract
An apparatus for providing communication with a downhole device positioned within a wellbore is provided. The apparatus includes a flexible hose configured to be run into the wellbore during a well intervention process and to provide a fluid communication path from surface into the wellbore. The flexible hose includes at least one communication medium forming at least part of an outer wall thereof. The apparatus further includes a downhole device for positioning within the wellbore and coupled to the communication medium for transference of a signal between the downhole device and the communication medium; and a surface communication unit for communicating data to the downhole device and/or receiving data from the downhole device, wherein the surface communication unit is coupled to the communication medium for transference of a signal between the surface communication unit and the communication medium.