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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
Ingolf Wassermann, Hannover, DE;
Hanno Reckmann, Nienhagen, DE;
Michael Neubert, Lower Saxony, DE;
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to method and apparatus for communication through a fluid. The method includes measuring signals in the fluid at at least two spaced apart positions; estimating a subset of a separation matrix; and using the estimated subset and the signals to estimate a signal sent by the message source. The apparatus may include a message source on a bottom hole assembly; sensors disposed at least two spaced apart locations; and at least one processor configured to: estimate a subset of a separation matrix based on the signals and use the subset to estimate a message signal set by the message source.