Method and system for using wireline configurable wellbore instruments with a wired pipe string

A wellbore instrument system, comprising:

• a pipe string extending from earth's surface into a wellbore, wherein at least a portion of the pipe string includes a signal communication channel for transmitting data therein;
• a wireline configurable wellbore instrument coupled to the pipe string and capable of measuring a formation characteristic;
• a sensor in communication with the pipe string or the wireline configurable wellbore instrument, the sensor configured to measure a characteristic effecting operation of the wireline configurable wellbore instrument;
• and
• a power sub coupled to the pipe string and in communication with the wireline configurable wellbore instrument, the power sub configured to transmit power to the wireline configurable wellbore instrument wherein the power sub has a battery to transmit power to the wireline configurable wellbore instrument and further wherein the wireline configurable wellbore instrument has a battery in power communication with the battery of the power sub.

A method for well logging, comprising:

• moving a wireline configurable wellbore instrument along a wellbore at one end of a segmented pipe string, the pipe string including a wired signal communication channel associated therewith wherein the moving along the wellbore comprises moving the instrument along an interior of the pipe string;
• determining when the instrument is disposed at a selected longitudinal position with respect to the pipe string;
• communicating a measurement from a sensor in the wireline configurable wellbore instrument to the wired signal communication channel;
• detecting the measurements at a surface end of the wired signal communication channel;
• and
• changing operation of the wireline configurable wellbore instrument in response to the measurements.

A method for well logging, comprising:

• moving a wireline configurable wellbore instrument along a wellbore at one end of a segmented pipe string, the pipe string including a wired signal communication channel associated therewith wherein the moving along the wellbore comprises moving the instrument along an interior of the pipe string, the method further comprising determining when the instrument is disposed at a selected longitudinal position with respect to the pipe string;
• communicating a measurement from a sensor in the wireline configurable wellbore instrument to the wired signal communication channel;
• detecting the measurements at a surface end of the wired signal communication channel;
• and changing operation of the wireline configurable wellbore instrument in response to the measurements wherein the measurement comprises a property of a fluid withdrawn from a formation adjacent the wellbore, and the changing operation comprises selecting a discharge destination of the withdrawn fluid.

A method for well logging, comprising:

• moving a wireline configurable wellbore instrument along a wellbore at one end of a segmented pipe string, the pipe string including a wired signal communication channel associated therewith;
• communicating a measurement from a sensor in the wireline configurable wellbore instrument to the wired signal communication channel;
• detecting the measurements at a surface end of the wired signal communication channel;
• measuring an instrument operating parameter with the sensor;
• determining whether the instrument operating parameter is within a predetermined range;
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• changing operation of the wireline configurable wellbore instrument in response to the measurements wherein the determining whether the instrument operating parameter is within a predetermined range is performed downhole and information related to the operating parameter is only transmitted to the surface if the operating parameter is outside of the predetermined range.