System and method for surface to downhole communication without flow

A method of communicating information from a downhole location in a borehole to a surface location while fluid circulation is off, the method comprising:

• conveying a string of a downhole system in the wellbore, the string defining an inner bore and an annulus;
• creating a first standing column of fluid in the inner bore and a second standing column of fluid in the annulus by closing at least one of the inner bore using an inner bore sealing element and the annulus using an annulus sealing element during a flow-off condition;
• activating a bypass valve at a downhole location in the string to generate a pressure pulse due to a pressure difference between the first standing column of fluid and the second standing column of fluid, wherein the generated pressure pulse is communicative of information;
• receiving the pressure pulse at a pressure sensor at the surface location;
• and
• performing, using a controller, an action in response to the information in the pressure pulse.