New wired-pipe telemetry system tested in Arkoma basin

BP America received real-time MWD data from Arkoma basin wells through new high-speed wired-pipe telemetry systems that use the Intelliserv network. Although other telemetry systems -- such as electromagnetic telemetry -- are currently in use, mud-pulse telemetry (MPT) remains the workhorse of MWD s...

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Published in:The Oil & gas journal 2006-03, Vol.104 (12), p.40-43
Main Authors: MACPHERSON, John, ZAEPER, Ralf, REEVES, Mike
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products
Data transmission
Drilling
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Fuels
Gamma rays
Measuring instruments
Oil wells
Pipelines
Sensors
Telemetry
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Summary:BP America received real-time MWD data from Arkoma basin wells through new high-speed wired-pipe telemetry systems that use the Intelliserv network. Although other telemetry systems -- such as electromagnetic telemetry -- are currently in use, mud-pulse telemetry (MPT) remains the workhorse of MWD services, and gradual improvements have pushed data rates towards 12 bits/sec under good conditions and closer to 3 bits/sec on deep, difficult wells. In general, the effectiveness of an MWD service depends on the suite of measurements available, the data density the service provides, and the accuracy, reliability, and cost of that service. One significant issue confronting MWD companies is how to provide sufficient telemetry capacity for both current and future services. One solution is using wired-pipe telemetry (WPT). One working example of WPT utilizes a high-speed, bidirectional drillstring telemetry system that is the result of 7 years of engineering and development by IntelliServ Inc.
ISSN:0030-1388
1944-9151