公开(公告)号：US11952886B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-09

申请号：US16702810

申请日：2019-12-04

Applicant: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company

Inventor： Timothy J. Hall ,  Xiaohua Yi

IPC: E21B47/107 ,  E21B47/16 ,  G01V1/42 ,  G01V1/50 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/38

CPC classification number: E21B47/107 ,  E21B47/16 ,  G01V1/42 ,  G01V1/50 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/38 ,  G01V2210/1234

Abstract: A method and system are described for communicating within a system, which includes a plurality of communication nodes disposed along tubular members in a wellbore. The method includes constructing a communication network and installing the communication nodes along the tubular members. The communication nodes are used to monitor for the presence and/or quantity of sand in the tubular members by analyzing how the contents of the tubular members acoustically affect the signals transmitted between the communication nodes.