Patent ID: 7259688
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: E21B,G01V

Abstract:
1. A reservoir production control system comprising: a plurality of wells disposed on a reservoir, each well having a borehole and at least one piping structure located within the borehole; a central computer for collecting downhole data from one or more wells; a downhole communication network associated with one or more wells, the downhole communication comprising electrically isolated portions of the piping structure defined by electrical chokes; a surface communication network comprising a plurality of interconnected pipes located between the downhole communication network and the central computer for communicating information between the downhole communication network and the central computer; wherein the central computer receives downhole data via the downhole communication network and the surface communication network; and wherein communication occurs between the downhole communication network and the central computer by passing communication signals along electrically isolated sections of the interconnected pipes.