METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING DATA

摘要

A method and system for data transmission where data is encoded in a number of messenger modules that are physically transported by a natural or artificially created fluid flow or in a slurry stream from one location to one or more other locations to transmit the data. In a specific embodiment, the invention is directed to the use of such messenger modules for continuous, quasi-continuous or time-dependent data transmission between surface-based equipment and a logging tool placed in a borehole and vice versa, or between various locations in the borehole.