Method of improving electrical signal transmission in wells
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13. IN A METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL ON A PAIR OF CONNECTED CONDUCTORS LOCATED IN A WELL CONTAINING AN ELECTROLYTIC DRILLING MUD, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING ESTABLISHING A DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL ON THE CONDUCTORS TO CAUSE ELECTROLYSIS OF THE DRILLING MUD ADJACENT THE CONNECTIONS OF SAID CONDUCTORS AND THE FORMATION OF A GASEOUS FILM THEREBETWEEN, AND MAINTAINING SAID DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL ON THE CONDUCTORS WHILE ESTABLISHING AN ALTERNATING CURRENT POTENTIAL ON SAID CONDUCTORS FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF A SIGNAL THEREON.
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13. IN A METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL ON A PAIR OF CONNECTED CONDUCTORS LOCATED IN A WELL CONTAINING AN ELECTROLYTIC DRILLING MUD, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING ESTABLISHING A DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL ON THE CONDUCTORS TO CAUSE ELECTROLYSIS OF THE DRILLING MUD ADJACENT THE CONNECTIONS OF SAID CONDUCTORS AND THE FORMATION OF A GASEOUS FILM THEREBETWEEN, AND MAINTAINING SAID DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL ON THE CONDUCTORS WHILE ESTABLISHING AN ALTERNATING CURRENT POTENTIAL ON SAID CONDUCTORS FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF A SIGNAL THEREON.
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