Radio frequency identifier based telemetry for surface and downhole communication

A method of communication between surface and downhole components at a wellbore, the method comprising:

• introducing a plurality of radio frequency identified (RFID) devices to a drilling fluid at the surface of the wellbore;
• pumping the drilling fluid and the plurality of RFID devices into a central bore of a drill pipe, through the central bore of the drill pipe within the wellbore, out of the central bore of the drill pipe into an annulus between the drill pipe and the wellbore, and back to the surface;
• broadcasting data to the plurality of RFID devices, using a downhole RFID antenna;
• and
• reading the data using a surface RFID antenna at the surface.

A method of communication between surface and downhole components at a wellbore, the method comprising:

• receiving, at one or more downhole processors, raw downhole data from a plurality of downhole well logging instruments;
• at least one of:
• time stamping, compressing, encrypting, or buffering the raw data;
• detecting a presence of one or more radio frequency identified (RFID) devices flowing in drilling fluid flowing through a central bore of a drill pipe within the wellbore;
• and
• broadcasting, using a downhole RFID antenna, the downhole data to the one or more RFID devices in response to the detection prior to the one or more RFID devices flowing out of the central bore of the drill pipe and into an annulus between the drill pipe and the wellbore.