Title :
Acoustic telemetry for oilfield operations
Author :
Kyle, Don ; Fripp, Michael ; Fink, K.
Abstract :
The continuing need for a reliable data path up to 10 km long with reasonable data rate is a critical issue for any number of petroleum industry applications. This article gives a brief introduction to well completions; casing and tubing use in finished wells; and considerations affecting a commercial system addressing the data rate problem in a finished well. The Measure-While-Drilling application necessarily has a toolstring in the hole, which greatly complicates the already complex task of data communications.
Keywords :
acoustic devices; oil drilling; petroleum industry; pipes; telemetry; acoustic telemetry; casing; data communication; finished well; measure-while-drilling application; oilfield operation; petroleum industry application; toolstring; tubing; Acoustic testing; Data communication; Oil drilling; Oil fields; Oil refineries; Petroleum industry; Telemetry;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIM.2013.6704966
