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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2010
Alamzeb Hafeez Khan, Austin, TX (US);
Gregory Edward Leuenberger, Montgomery, TX (US);
Kevin William Clark, Montgomery, TX (US);
Colin Robert Kollker, Montgomery, TX (US);
Brett Herbert Stanes, Spring, TX (US);
Alamzeb Hafeez Khan, Austin, TX (US);
Gregory Edward Leuenberger, Montgomery, TX (US);
Kevin William Clark, Montgomery, TX (US);
Colin Robert Kollker, Montgomery, TX (US);
Brett Herbert Stanes, Spring, TX (US);
National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A device for communicating with a downhole measurement tool includes a processor module comprising a set of commands and configured to issue a command from the set to the downhole tool and receive a corresponding reply from the downhole tool. The set of commands includes at least one of a command to switch the downhole measurement tool between a sleep mode and an active mode and a command to download data from the downhole measurement tool. The device includes a transceiver module coupled to the processor module and an antenna coupled to the transceiver module. The antenna and transceiver module are configured to transmit commands and replies between the processor module and the downhole measurement tool.