Patent ID: 8397809

Claim:
A method usable with a well, comprising: deploying a packer on a drill string in the well wherein at least a portion of the drill string comprises wired drill pipe having a communicative coupler at each pipe joint for transmitting data; deploying a first sensing device adjacent the packer capable of determining a pressure above the packer; deploying a second sensing device on the drill string below the packer, wherein at least one of the first sensing device and the second sensing device are in communication with the wired drill pipe; during a leak off test, communicating first and second signals to a surface controller via the wired drill pipe, the first signal being indicative of a pressure measurement acquired by the first sensing device and the second signal being indicative of a pressure measurement acquired by the second sensing device; and automatically controlling, the leak off test from the surface by automatically controlling a surface pumping system using the surface controller; said automatic control based at least in part on the first and second signals received at the surface controller.