High Temperature Downhole Communication

Speaker:  Jebreel Salem

Host: MICS

Date: March 20 (Friday), 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Whittemore 654 (6th Floor Conference Room)

Abstract:

In the past, drilling operations have succeeded at temperatures of 150°C to 175°C, but declining reserves of easily accessible natural resources combined with advances in technology have motivated the industry to drill deeper, as well as in regions of the world with a higher geothermal gradient. Temperatures in these hostile wells can exceed 210°C and the electronics not only have to be fully functional but have to accurately receive and transmit the information in an extremely noisy condition. In this seminar, I will talk about the high temperature cable modem for downhole communications and the design challenges imposed by the harsh environment.

Bio:

Jebreel Salem received his B.S. in communication engineering from the Higher Institute of Electronics – Bani Walid/Libya in September 2006, and M.S degree from Virginia Tech in December 2012. He is currently working toward his PhD degree in electrical engineering at Virginia Tech. His research interest includes high temperature electronics, power line communications, analog IC, RFIC and GaN devices.