Method and system for performing operations using communications for a hydrocarbon system

US10690794B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10690794-B2
Application numberUS-201816175441-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 30, 2018
Priority dateNov 17, 2017
Publication dateJun 23, 2020
Grant dateJun 23, 2020

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A method and system are described for communicating within a system, which may be along tubular members. The method includes constructing a communication network for a hydrocarbon system, which includes one or more wellbores accessing a subsurface region or a pipeline, and using the communication network in hydrocarbon operations, such as hydrocarbon exploration, hydrocarbon development, and/or hydrocarbon production.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of communicating data among a plurality of communication nodes in a communication network, the method comprising: obtaining field data for a hydrocarbon system; creating a communication network configuration based on the obtained field data for a communication network, wherein the communication network includes a plurality of communication nodes; configuring the plurality of communication nodes based on the communication network configurat…

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What does patent US10690794B2 cover?
A method and system are described for communicating within a system, which may be along tubular members. The method includes constructing a communication network for a hydrocarbon system, which includes one or more wellbores accessing a subsurface region or a pipeline, and using the communication network in hydrocarbon operations, such as hydrocarbon exploration, hydrocarbon development, and/or…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Song Limin, Zhang Yibing, Disko Mark M, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E21B47/16. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 23 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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