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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Sorin Gabriel Teodorescu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Hallvard Svadberg Hatloy, Tanager, NO;
Tarald Gudmestad, Naerbo, NO;
Lev Ring, Houston, TX (US);
Sorin Gabriel Teodorescu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Hallvard Svadberg Hatloy, Tanager, NO;
Tarald Gudmestad, Naerbo, NO;
Lev Ring, Houston, TX (US);
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and corresponding method for remotely communicating with a device in a wellbore, comprising: an oilfield tubular handling apparatus (); partial toroidal coil sections () integrated with the oilfield tubular handling apparatus, wherein the partial toroidal coil sections form a toroidal coil upon a tubular member () with the handling apparatus; and a microcontroller for communicating with the device via at least one of signals transmitted or received through the tubular member using the toroidal coil.