Instruments, Measurement Principles and Communication Technologies for Downhole Drilling Environments
This book presents a complete review of the unique instruments and the communication technologies utilized in downhole drilling environments. These instruments and communication technologies play a critical role in drilling hydrocarbon wells safely, accur
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Chinthaka P. Gooneratne Bodong Li Max Deffenbaugh Timothy Moellendick
Instruments, Measurement Principles and Communication Technologies for Downhole Drilling Environments
Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation Volume 32
Series editor Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay Department of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering Macquarie University Sydney, NSW Australia e-mail: [email protected]
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10617
Chinthaka P. Gooneratne Bodong Li Max Deffenbaugh Timothy Moellendick •
Instruments, Measurement Principles and Communication Technologies for Downhole Drilling Environments
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Chinthaka P. Gooneratne Drilling Technology Division EXPEC ARC Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Bodong Li Drilling Technology Division EXPEC ARC Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Max Deffenbaugh Aramco Research Center Houston, TX, USA Timothy Moellendick Drilling Technology Division EXPEC ARC Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
ISSN 2194-8402 ISSN 2194-8410 (electronic) Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation ISBN 978-3-030-04899-0 ISBN 978-3-030-04900-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04900-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018962923 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
This book presents a complete review of the unique instruments and the communication technologies utilized in downhole drilling environments. These instruments and communication technologies play a critical role in drilling hydrocarbon wells safely, accurately and efficiently into a target reservoir zone by acquiring information about the surrounding geological formations as well as providing directional measurements of
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