Heterogeneous downhole acoustic network

    公开(公告)号:US10708869B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-07

    申请号:US15419544

    申请日:2017-01-30

    Abstract: An acoustic network is located in a formation traversed by a borehole having a pipe contained therein. The acoustic network includes a backbone network having a number of backbone modems engaging the pipe and acoustically communicating along the pipe using a first modulation technique. A number of end node modems acoustically communicate using a second modulation technique orthogonal to the first modulation technique. At least one of the backbone modems is a bridge hub modem that is coupled to both the backbone network and an end node modem and communicates with the backbone network using the first modulation technique and with the end node modem using the second modulation technique. The end node modems may have a hibernation mode defined by low energy usage with no transmission or receipt of data, and a transmission mode defined by transmission of data by the end node modem.

    Real-time electromagnetic telemetry system

    公开(公告)号:US10274639B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US15620703

    申请日:2017-06-12

    Abstract: A method for improving a quality of data received from a downhole tool in a wellbore includes receiving a first block of data from a downhole tool in a wellbore. The first block of data represents a first measurement captured by the downhole tool during a first period of time. At least a portion of a bit budget for a second block of data is allocated to the first block of data to produce an updated first block of data. The method also includes receiving the second block of data from the downhole tool in the wellbore. The second block of data represents a second measurement captured by the downhole tool during a second period of time.

    Compression and timely delivery of well-test data

    公开(公告)号:US10236906B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-19

    申请号:US14060590

    申请日:2013-10-22

    Abstract: A modem is described having a transceiver assembly, a non-transitory processor readable medium coupled to the transceiver assembly, transceiver electronics coupled to the transceiver and the non-transitory processor readable medium, and a power supply supplying power to the transceiver assembly and the transceiver electronics. The transceiver electronics are configured to calculate a size of an output bit stream based on an encoding scheme to encode for transmission data stored in the non-transitory processor readable medium, decimate the data if the size of the output bit stream exceeds a predetermined size, recalculate the size of the output bit stream, after decimation of the data, based on the encoding scheme to encode for transmission the decimated data, and encode the data using the encoding scheme.

    HETEROGENEOUS DOWNHOLE ACOUSTIC NETWORK
    25.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180220380A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-02

    申请号:US15419544

    申请日:2017-01-30

    Abstract: An acoustic network is located in a formation traversed by a borehole having a pipe contained therein. The acoustic network includes a backbone network having a number of backbone modems engaging the pipe and acoustically communicating along the pipe using a first modulation technique. A number of end node modems acoustically communicate using a second modulation technique orthogonal to the first modulation technique. At least one of the backbone modems is a bridge hub modem that is coupled to both the backbone network and an end node modem and communicates with the backbone network using the first modulation technique and with the end node modem using the second modulation technique. The end node modems may have a hibernation mode defined by low energy usage with no transmission or receipt of data, and a transmission mode defined by transmission of data by the end node modem.

    Sensor Array Noise Reduction
    27.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180003527A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-04

    申请号:US15620713

    申请日:2017-06-12

    Abstract: Sensor array noise reduction is provided. Techniques involve systems and methods for reducing sensor array noise by estimating an instantaneous frequency of a coherent noise signal in a logging system. The instantaneous frequency may be estimated based on a rotation of an electric motor in the logging system, or may estimated by applying suitable signal processing algorithms on measurements in the logging system. A virtual measurement may be computer using the instantaneous frequency. The virtual measurement may be demodulated to obtain a baseband signal, and noise may be removed from the baseband signal to obtain a denoised signal.

    Real-Time Electromagnetic Telemetry System
    28.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180003043A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-04

    申请号:US15620703

    申请日:2017-06-12

    CPC classification number: G01V11/002 E21B47/121

    Abstract: A method for improving a quality of data received from a downhole tool in a wellbore includes receiving a first block of data from a downhole tool in a wellbore. The first block of data represents a first measurement captured by the downhole tool during a first period of time. At least a portion of a bit budget for a second block of data is allocated to the first block of data to produce an updated first block of data. The method also includes receiving the second block of data from the downhole tool in the wellbore. The second block of data represents a second measurement captured by the downhole tool during a second period of time.

    Synchronization Between Devices
    30.
    发明申请
    Synchronization Between Devices 有权
    设备之间的同步

    公开(公告)号:US20130251083A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-26

    申请号:US13889944

    申请日:2013-05-08

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method to determine a clock signal when separate clocks are used. In one embodiment, a disciplined clock system comprising an update subsystem and a synthesis subsystem is provided. A first clock phase estimate is provided to the update subsystem and used, along with the update subsystem, to determine a frequency offset estimate and a phase offset estimate. The clock signal is determining using the frequency offset estimate, the phase offset estimate, and the synthesis subsystem. Alternatively, two clocks can be synchronized by generating a signal associated with a first clock; modulating the signal; transmitting the modulated signal; receiving the modulated signal by a receiver associated with a second clock; correlating the received signal; determining the time of arrival of the received signal; determining the time difference between the two clocks; and synchronizing the two clocks.

    Abstract translation: 本公开涉及当使用单独的时钟时确定时钟信号的方法。 在一个实施例中,提供了包括更新子系统和综合子系统的纪律时钟系统。 向更新子系统提供第一时钟相位估计,并与更新子系统一起使用以确定频率偏移估计和相位偏移估计。 时钟信号是使用频率偏移估计,相位偏移估计和合成子系统来确定的。 或者,可以通过产生与第一时钟相关联的信号来同步两个时钟; 调制信号; 发送调制信号; 通过与第二时钟相关联的接收机接收调制信号; 对接收的信号进行相关; 确定接收到的信号的到达时间; 确定两个时钟之间的时差; 并同步两个时钟。

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