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US 2016/0097275 A1Published application
Optical Interface System For Communicating With A Downhole Tool
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorDavid Santoso
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Abstract
An optical interface system is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment, such a system includes an optical interface. A surface control system is coupled to a first end of the optical interface, and a logging tool coupled to an opposite second end of the optical interface. Data and/or power can be exchanged between the logging tool and the optical interface by converting electrical signals into corresponding optical signals which can be transmitted over the optical interface. Corresponding methods are also disclosed herein.
Claims24
A system comprising:
- an optical interface;
- a surface control system coupled to a first end of the optical interface;
- and
- a logging tool coupled to a second end of the optical interface, the first and second ends being opposite ends of the optical interface;
- wherein data is exchanged between the surface control system and the downhole tool using optical signals sent over the optical interface.
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A method comprising:
- establishing an optical interface between a surface control system and a downhole tool located at a surface location;
- and
- exchanging data between the downhole tool and the surface control system using a first optical signal sent over the optical interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.