APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRILL PIPE TRANSMISSION LINE CONNECTIONS

• Main Authors: PETERS VOLKER, SCHULZ RENE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.03.2015
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

An apparatus for communicating a signal downhole includes a downhole pipe configured to be coupled to another downhole pipe and a protection tube secured to the downhole pipe. A transmission line is disposed in the protection tube and configured to communicate the signal. A communication device is d...