Abstract: A system and method for power generation in an oil field environment is disclosed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for transmitting data in a wireless oil field environment, the method comprising sensing a signal change rate for an input signal from an oil field apparatus; selecting a real time transmission mode when the signal change rate is less than a predetermined value; selecting a buffered data transmission mode when the signal change rate is greater than or equal to the predetermined value; and transmitting the data in the selected transmission mode from a wireless oil field environment. A system is disclosed for performing the method.

Abstract: A well site data communication system is disclosed, the system including a receiver coupled to a first communication terminal that receives information using a first communication protocol; a transmitter coupled to the first communication terminal that sends information from the first communication terminal to a second communication terminal located at a well site using a second communication protocol; and a processor coupled to the first communication terminal configured as a protocol translator to change the received information from the first communication protocol to the second communication protocol. A method for well site communication is also disclosed. A data structure used by the system and method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for extending a serial protocol to create a network in a well monitoring environment, including determining at a receiver node whether a message subnet mask ID in a received message is different from the Node Subnet Mask ID and rejecting the received message if the subnet mask ID in the received message does not match the subnet mask ID for the receiver node. A system for extending a serial protocol to create a network in a well monitoring environment also disclosed. A data structure used by the system and method is also disclosed.