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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Radu Coman, Hannover, DE;
Michael Neubert, Braunschweig, DE;
Radu Coman, Hannover, DE;
Michael Neubert, Braunschweig, DE;
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for synchronizing components of a downhole system includes: a source assembly including a source clock; an electromagnetic source associated with the source assembly and configured to emit an electromagnetic signal into an earth formation at a transmission time; a receiver assembly including a receiver clock; an electromagnetic receiver associated with the receiver clock and configured to detect the electromagnetic signal; and a processor configured to identify a receipt time of the electromagnetic signal based on the receiver clock and adjust the receiver clock by comparing the transmission time to the receipt time.