Link module for a downhole drilling network
First Claim
1. A downhole repeater assembly comprising:
- a cylindrical housing, characterized by a proximal end and a distal end, having a substantially cylindrical wall, the cylindrical wall defining a central bore passing therethrough;
the cylindrical housing further formed to define at least one recess in the cylindrical wall;
a repeater circuit located within the at least one recess;
the cylindrical housing further comprising an annular recess formed into at least one of the proximal end and the distal end; and
an annular transmission element located in the annular recess, the annular transmission element operably connected to the repeater.
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Abstract
A repeater is disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention as including a cylindrical housing, characterized by a proximal end and a distal end, and having a substantially cylindrical wall, the cylindrical wall defining a central bore passing therethrough. The cylindrical housing is formed to define at least one recess in the cylindrical wall, into which a repeater is inserted. The cylindrical housing also includes an annular recess formed into at least one of the proximal end and the distal end. An annular transmission element, operably connected to the repeater, is located in the annular recess. In selected embodiments, the annular transmission element inductively converts electrical energy to magnetic energy. In other embodiments, the annular transmission element includes an electrical contact to transmit electrical energy directly to another contact.
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20 Claims
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1. A downhole repeater assembly comprising:
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a cylindrical housing, characterized by a proximal end and a distal end, having a substantially cylindrical wall, the cylindrical wall defining a central bore passing therethrough;
the cylindrical housing further formed to define at least one recess in the cylindrical wall;
a repeater circuit located within the at least one recess;
the cylindrical housing further comprising an annular recess formed into at least one of the proximal end and the distal end; and
an annular transmission element located in the annular recess, the annular transmission element operably connected to the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A downhole module comprising:
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a cylindrical housing, characterized by a proximal end and a distal end, having a substantially cylindrical wall, the cylindrical wall defining a central bore passing therethrough;
the cylindrical housing further formed to define at least one recess in the cylindrical wall;
a repeater circuit located within the at least one recess; and
a data acquisition circuit located within the at least one recess, connected to the repeater circuit, to acquire data from at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A downhole repeater assembly comprising:
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a cylindrical housing, characterized by a proximal end and a distal end, having a substantially cylindrical wall, the cylindrical wall defining a central bore passing therethrough;
the cylindrical housing having at least one recess formed into the outer rounded surface of the cylindrical wall; and
a signal repeater located within the at least one recess.
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Specification