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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Applicants:
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Christopher Durrand, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Brad Barger, Provo, UT (US);
Inventors:
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Christopher Durrand, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Brad Barger, Provo, UT (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a method for tool string communication comprises the steps of providing a downhole tool string with at least two downhole LWD/MWD instruments in electrical communication with a downhole telemetry system. The instruments are capable of generating at least one data packet assigned a priority. The tool string is deployed in a wellbore and then the priority of the data packet is changed.