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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Songming Huang, Hardwick, GB;
Franck Monmont, Caldecote, GB;
Kasim Sadikoglu, Lower Cambourne, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods to power and communicate with downhole sensors are presented. Preferred embodiments of the present invention includes energizing a downhole sensor with a surface pressure wave generator and a downhole mechanical to electrical energy converter. Preferred embodiments of the present invention also include transmitting data measured from a downhole sensor to a surface unit through modulation of surface-generated pressure waves.