Satellite Service Providers and the Battle for the Oilfield Customer - Logging

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Well Logging

Well Logging typically involves transmission of large amounts of data from remote locations to corporate headquarters or a central processing point. Typically, data transmission can run in the 6 Megabyte per/day per/rig range. When the data from numerous rigs is aggregated in the field, use of conventional SCPC links to carry such large amounts of data can be prohibitive. However, with iDirect, bulk bandwidth can be shared among many locations significantly lowering costs. The economics of this technology are now being reviewed by various companies within the industry and could make the transmission of well logging data practical on a much larger scale. [1]

References

[1] Satmagazine.com - January 2004
Satellite Service Providers and the Battle for the Oilfield Customer