Patent ID: 6538576
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
For use in a subterranean well bore having a well transmitter or a well receiver associated therewith, a self-contained sensor module, comprising:a housing having a size that allows said module to be positioned within a formation about said well or between a casing positioned within said well and an outer diameter of said well bore; a signal receiver contained within said housing and configured to receive a signal from said well transmitter; a parameter sensor contained within said housing and configured to sense a physical parameter of an environment surrounding said sensor module within said well; an electronic control assembly contained within said housing, said electronic control assembly coupled to said signal receiver and said parameter sensor and configured to convert said physical parameter to a data signal; and a parameter transmitter contained within said housing, said parameter transmitter coupled to said electronic control assembly and configured to transmit said data signal to said well receiver.