Downhole tool interface
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsAlmaz Kuliev, Aaron Barnes, Neil Cooper, Nicholas Masson
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Abstract
A downhole tool interface is connected to a downhole tool at a surface location. The downhole tool interface retrieves downhole information and wirelessly transmits the downhole information to a remote computing device. The downhole tool interface remains connected to the downhole tool during storage and/or transportation. The downhole tool interface collects status information to transmit to a remote computing device, allowing a drilling operator to better understand the conditions during storage and/or transportation.
Claims20
A downhole tool interface for monitoring status of a downhole tool during shipping and handling of the downhole tool, the downhole tool interface comprising:
- a housing containing a communication port, a wireless communication system, and a plurality of status sensors;
- wherein the communication port is operative to connect to the downhole tool at one or more surface locations during shipping and handling of the downhole tool and retrieve data from the downhole tool;
- wherein the wireless communication system is configured to communicate wirelessly with a remote computing device;
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- wherein the plurality of status sensors is configured to sense the status of the downhole tool while the downhole tool is at the one or more surface locations during shipping and handling of the downhole tool in order to track location and conditions of the downhole tool while the downhole tool is at the one or more surface locations during shipping and handling of the downhole tool.
A method for monitoring status of a downhole tool during shipping and handling of the downhole tool, comprising:
- connecting a downhole tool interface to the downhole tool at one or more surface locations during shipping and handling of the downhole tool;
- retrieving data from the downhole tool over a communication port of the downhole tool interface;
- storing the data on local storage of the downhole tool interface;
- wirelessly transmitting the data to a remote computing device;
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- using a plurality of status sensors of the downhole tool interface to sense the status of the downhole tool while the downhole tool is at the one or more surface locations during shipping and handling of the downhole tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.