System and method for communicating between a drill string and a logging instrument

摘要

A wireline configurable well logging instrument (13) is connected to a drill pipe carrier and movable from a retracted position to an extended position. The drill pipe carrier (12) is positioned on a pipe string (20) that may comprise a portion of wired pipes communicatively coupled at each joint. Various embodiments for communication between the drill pipe carrier (12) and the well logging instrument (13) are disclosed, such as use of inductive couplers, wires and combinations thereof.