Wellbore communication system
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsSTEVEN PRINGNITZ, BRIAN BOLING, RICHARD THORP
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Abstract
A telemetry system for a downhole tool positionable in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation is provided. The telemetry system includes a telemetry tool engageable within the downhole tool. The telemetry tool including a telemetry unit, the unit being interchangeable between a mud pulse telemetry unit and an electromagnetic telemetry unit.
Claims18
A telemetry system for a downhole tool positionable in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, comprising:
- a telemetry tool engageable within the downhole tool;
- and
- the telemetry tool comprising a telemetry unit, the unit being interchangeable between a mud pulse telemetry unit and an electromagnetic telemetry unit.
A telemetry system for a downhole tool positionable in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, comprising:
- a telemetry tool comprising an electromagnetic telemetry tool and a mud pulse telemetry tool;
- wherein the electromagnetic telemetry tool or the mud pulse telemetry tool may be individually disposed or retrieved from the telemetry tool when the tool is disposed in the wellbore.
A method of disposing a telemetry system within a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, comprising:
- engaging a telemetry tool within a downhole tool for disposal in the wellbore, wherein the telemetry tool comprises a telemetry unit being interchangeable between a mud pulse telemetry unit and an electromagnetic telemetry unit;
- and
- selectively equipping the telemetry tool with a mud pulse telemetry unit or an electromagnetic telemetry unit when the downhole tool is disposed in the wellbore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.