Patent ID: 11952847
Assignee: ACOUSTIC DATA LIMITED
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E

Claim 18:
19. A method of acoustically coupling an acoustic communication device to a locating profile in a wellbore, the method comprising:
connecting the acoustic communication device to a coupling mechanism, the coupling mechanism comprising a coupling body and an anchoring unit, the coupling body comprising a tapered outer surface and the anchoring unit comprising a tapered inner surface arranged to oppose the tapered outer surface of the coupling body;
lowering the coupling mechanism and the acoustic communication device into the wellbore; and
moving the coupling body relative to the anchoring unit to cause the anchoring unit to expand radially to grip the locating profile, so as to allow transmission of acoustic energy between the acoustic communication device and the wellbore, through the coupling body and the anchoring unit, thereby to acoustically couple the acoustic communication device to the wellbore.