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US 12,393,248 B2Granted
Devices, systems, and methods for collecting downhole measurements
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsJonathan Robert Hird, Andrew David Robinson
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Abstract
A downhole measurement module includes a microcontroller having a plurality of inputs and a sensor connected to a first input of the plurality of inputs. A switch is connected to a second input of the plurality of inputs. The microcontroller implements a measurement program to receive measurements from the sensor, the measurement program being based on a setting of the switch.
Claims12
A downhole measurement module, comprising:
- a microcontroller having a plurality of inputs;
- a sensor connected to a first input of the plurality of inputs;
- and
- a switch connected to a second input of the plurality of inputs, the microcontroller implementing a measurement program to receive measurements from the sensor, the measurement program being based on a switch setting of the switch,
- wherein the switch includes a plurality of switch settings, and the switch setting is a first switch setting of the plurality of switch settings, and
- wherein the switch includes a second switch setting of the plurality of switch settings, the second switch setting instructing the microcontroller to transmit measurements recorded on a memory to a remote computing device.
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A method for performing downhole measurements, comprising:
- at a microcontroller of a downhole measurement module, identifying a switch setting on a switch connected to a first input of the microcontroller, wherein the switch setting is a first switch setting;
- at the microcontroller, identifying a second switch setting on the switch;
- determining a measurement program implemented by the microcontroller for a sensor connected to a second input of the microcontroller, the measurement program being based on the switch setting;
- instructing the sensor to collect measurements based on the measurement program;
- recording the measurements on memory connected to the microcontroller;
- and
- instructing the microcontroller, via the second switch setting, to transmit the measurements recorded on the memory to a remote computing device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.