Method and system for wireless communications for downhole applications

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present inventions relate to the field of wireless communications. More specifically, the present inventions, in exemplary embodiments, relate to wireless communications with tools and gauges deployed downhole in a hydrocarbon well.

#2. Description of the Related Art

#These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present inventions will become more fully apparent from the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings in which:

#FIG. 1 is a schematic of an exemplary hydrocarbon configuration of the present invention;

#FIG. 1a is a schematic of an exemplary hydrocarbon configuration of the present invention;

#In general, throughout this description, if an item is described as implemented in software, it can equally well be implemented as hardware.

#Although the oil and gas industry is used for exemplary reasons herein, the present inventions' features and improvements apply to many fields including, by way of example and not limitation, nuclear facilities, refineries and other areas are not easily accessed.

#Referring now to FIG. 1, an exemplary hydrocarbon well is shown at 10. As will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the hydrocarbon drilling arts, tubing such as at 12 is deployed in well 10 and production tubing 14 is deployed in casing 12. A wireless tool 20 is attached to production tubing 14. At a surface location 50, data processor 60 and data transceiver 55 are located, comprising data acquisition capabilities such as at data processor 60. Data processor 60 may be connected to data transceiver 55 in many ways as will be familiar to those of ordinary skill in the data communications arts, by way of example and not limitation comprising cables, wires, infrared, LED, microwave, acoustic, and the like, or combinations thereof.