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Downhole Communication and Power Supplies to Instruments and Communication Modules

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Instruments, Measurement Principles and Communication Technologies for Downhole Drilling Environments

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Abstract

This chapter describes the four main telemetry methods, mud pulse, electromagnetic, acoustic and wired cable, employed by downhole logging and directional instruments to communicate with the surface. The real-time transmission of data from downhole to the surface, and from the surface to downhole, enables the driller to make informed decisions and optimize the drilling process. Batteries and turbine alternators, which supply power to the logging, directional and telemetry modules, are also discussed in this chapter.

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  1. Drilling Technology Division, EXPEC ARC, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Chinthaka P. Gooneratne

  2. Drilling Technology Division, EXPEC ARC, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Bodong Li

  3. Aramco Research Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Max Deffenbaugh

  4. Drilling Technology Division, EXPEC ARC, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Timothy Moellendick

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Gooneratne, C.P., Li, B., Deffenbaugh, M., Moellendick, T. (2019). Downhole Communication and Power Supplies to Instruments and Communication Modules. In: Instruments, Measurement Principles and Communication Technologies for Downhole Drilling Environments. Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04900-3_5

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