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US 2002/0154572 A1Published application
Subsea communication system and technique
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsRoderick Mackenzie, John A. Kerr, Alan J. Johnston
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Abstract
A subsea communication system is used to communicate between a position that is proximal to a surface of the sea and an apparatus of the seabed. The subsea communication system includes an umbilicalless communication system.
Claims32
A subsea communication system for communicating between a position proximal a surface of the sea and an apparatus of the seabed, comprising an umbilicalless communication system.
A subsea communication system comprising:
- a tubular string extending between a sea surface platform and a well located on a sea floor;
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- an umbilicalless communication system to establish communication between a position near the platform and a position near the well.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.