Patent ID: 6995683

Claim:
A system for transmitting downhole data to the surface comprising: a communications medium operable to provide data transfer to the surface; a first downhole instrument operably associated with the communications medium, the first downhole instrument being operable to measure a first downhole parameter and transmit first data relative to the first downhole parameter to the surface via the communications medium; and a second downhole instrument operably associated with the communications medium and spaced apart from the first downhole instrument, the second downhole instrument being operable to measure a second downhole parameter and transmit second data relative to the second downhole parameter to the surface via the communications medium, wherein a first transmitter of the first downhole instrument transmits the first data at a first time, and a second transmitter of the second downhole instrument transmits the second data at a second time such that the first data is interleaved with the second data.