Mud pressure pulses are converted into 1’s and 0’s, a form of binary computer language that computers can decode at the surface.

 Colten’s downhole tools record and transmit downhole drilling data from the bit to the surface. This data is then relayed to Jeremy who makes a decision on what parameters to adjust to maintain the desired bit trajectory. Colten describes these tools and their function in detail in the video. This data is transmitted up the mud column inside the drill pipe using a series of positive and negative mud pulses. These mud pressure pulses are converted into 1’^s and 0’^s, a form of binary computer language that computers can decode at the surface. Messages in letters and numbers are converted to 1’s and 0’s and sent in one long data chain as shown below. Interesting stuff!! See the images below.