| 摘要 |
A system and method for communicating between wells and a remote location employing a well hopping system. The well communication system transfers data requests and production control commands from a central data store through the Internet to a field office that acts as an Internet Protocol (IP) host. The field office and well units that are located at the surface of wellheads in gas, oil, and other well fields comprise a radio frequency (RF) network and communicate via radio waves. The field office sends the request packet through the RF network, and the packet hops from well unit to well unit until it reaches the destination well unit. The destination well unit executes the data request or the command and sends a response data packet back through the RF network using the same well hopping system. Once the field office receives the response packet, it transmits the packet to the central data store, where the data is read and stored. Optionally, the well communication system can comprise one or more satellite offices that can download data from the central data store or send/receive data packets to/from the well units. The satellite system communicates with the central data store and the field station via the Internet.
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