GB2360053B - Method and apparatus enhanced acoustic mud pulse telemetry during underbalanced drilling - Google Patents

Method and apparatus enhanced acoustic mud pulse telemetry during underbalanced drilling

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GB2360053B
GB2360053B GB0014031A GB0014031A GB2360053B GB 2360053 B GB2360053 B GB 2360053B GB 0014031 A GB0014031 A GB 0014031A GB 0014031 A GB0014031 A GB 0014031A GB 2360053 B GB2360053 B GB 2360053B
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Prior art keywords
mud pulse
pulse telemetry
underbalanced drilling
enhanced acoustic
telemetry during
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GB0014031A
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GB0014031D0 (en
GB2360053A (en
Inventor
Benjamin Peter Jeffryes
De Chizelle Yan Kuhn
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Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
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Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
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Priority to GB0210840A priority Critical patent/GB2371582B/en
Publication of GB0014031D0 publication Critical patent/GB0014031D0/en
Priority to AU2001237595A priority patent/AU2001237595A1/en
Priority to US10/203,366 priority patent/US7138929B2/en
Priority to PCT/GB2001/001004 priority patent/WO2001066911A1/en
Priority to EA200200962A priority patent/EA004467B1/en
Priority to AU2001237615A priority patent/AU2001237615A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2001/001034 priority patent/WO2001066912A1/en
Priority to US10/203,367 priority patent/US7123161B2/en
Publication of GB2360053A publication Critical patent/GB2360053A/en
Priority to NO20024294A priority patent/NO323266B1/en
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Publication of GB2360053B publication Critical patent/GB2360053B/en
Priority to NO20062301A priority patent/NO335412B1/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/12—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
    • E21B47/14—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling using acoustic waves
    • E21B47/18—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling using acoustic waves through the well fluid, e.g. mud pressure pulse telemetry
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/08—Controlling or monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid, e.g. automatic filling of boreholes, automatic control of bottom pressure
    • E21B21/085—Underbalanced techniques, i.e. where borehole fluid pressure is below formation pressure
GB0014031A 2000-03-10 2000-06-09 Method and apparatus enhanced acoustic mud pulse telemetry during underbalanced drilling Expired - Fee Related GB2360053B (en)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0210840A GB2371582B (en) 2000-03-10 2000-06-09 Method and apparatus enhanced acoustic mud impulse telemetry during underbalanced drilling
US10/203,366 US7138929B2 (en) 2000-03-10 2001-03-08 Method and apparatus for enhanced acoustic mud pulse telemetry during underbalanced drilling
AU2001237595A AU2001237595A1 (en) 2000-03-10 2001-03-08 Method and apparatus for enhanced acoustic mud pulse telemetry during underbalanced drilling
PCT/GB2001/001004 WO2001066911A1 (en) 2000-03-10 2001-03-08 Method and apparatus for enhanced acoustic mud pulse telemetry during underbalanced drilling
EA200200962A EA004467B1 (en) 2000-03-10 2001-03-08 Method and apparatus for acoustic telemetry in a borehole
AU2001237615A AU2001237615A1 (en) 2000-03-10 2001-03-09 Method and apparatus enhanced acoustic mud pulse telemetry
PCT/GB2001/001034 WO2001066912A1 (en) 2000-03-10 2001-03-09 Method and apparatus enhanced acoustic mud pulse telemetry
US10/203,367 US7123161B2 (en) 2000-03-10 2001-03-09 Method and apparatus enhanced acoustic mud pulse telemetry
NO20024294A NO323266B1 (en) 2000-03-10 2002-09-09 System and method of acoustic telemetry from a downhole pulse source to the surface through a compressible drilling fluid
NO20062301A NO335412B1 (en) 2000-03-10 2006-05-22 Method and apparatus for enhanced pulse telemetry during underbalanced drilling

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GBGB0005746.3A GB0005746D0 (en) 2000-03-10 2000-03-10 Method and apparatus enhanced acoustic mud pulse telemetry during underbalanced drilling

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Citations (5)

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US4878206A (en) * 1988-12-27 1989-10-31 Teleco Oilfield Services Inc. Method and apparatus for filtering noise from data signals
GB2247905A (en) * 1990-09-10 1992-03-18 Teleco Oilfield Services Inc Analysis and identification of a drilling fluid column channel filter characteristics based on decoding of measurement while drilling signals.
US5459697A (en) * 1994-08-17 1995-10-17 Halliburton Company MWD surface signal detector having enhanced acoustic detection means
GB2290320A (en) * 1994-06-16 1995-12-20 Engineering For Industry Limit Measurement-while-drilling system for wells
GB2333787A (en) * 1998-02-03 1999-08-04 Baker Hughes Inc Mud pulse telemetry in underbalanced drilling systems

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4878206A (en) * 1988-12-27 1989-10-31 Teleco Oilfield Services Inc. Method and apparatus for filtering noise from data signals
GB2247905A (en) * 1990-09-10 1992-03-18 Teleco Oilfield Services Inc Analysis and identification of a drilling fluid column channel filter characteristics based on decoding of measurement while drilling signals.
GB2290320A (en) * 1994-06-16 1995-12-20 Engineering For Industry Limit Measurement-while-drilling system for wells
US5459697A (en) * 1994-08-17 1995-10-17 Halliburton Company MWD surface signal detector having enhanced acoustic detection means
GB2333787A (en) * 1998-02-03 1999-08-04 Baker Hughes Inc Mud pulse telemetry in underbalanced drilling systems

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