Patent ID: 9303506
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A measurement system for collecting data, the measurement system comprising: a tubular suspended downhole, the tubular comprising an outer surface and a flowbore extending therethrough, the flowbore conveying a fluid; a first recess formed in the outer surface of the tubular; a first detection system mounted in the first recess, the first detection system operable to measure a portion of the data and including a pressure housing configured to withstand pressure loads of drilling fluids in drilling operations; a second recess formed in the outer surface of the tubular, the second recess offset relative to the first recess by at least one of an axial distance and a circumferential distance; and a second detection system mounted in the second recess, the second detection system including a pressure housing and operable to measure another portion of the data, wherein the first detection system includes a plurality of pressure housings circumferentially distributed along the first recess, each pressure housing of the plurality of pressure housings including a detector therein that is operable to measure a portion of the data.