A wireless data communication system for a down hole environment. The
system includes a housing containing a sensor, positioned within a
tubular, for collecting information and processing the information, a
modulator for modulating the information from the sensor into an analog
signal, and a sensor antenna electrically connected to the first
modulator for generating a modulated electromagnetic wave. The system
further includes a probe housing, concentrically disposed within the
tubular, comprising a probe antenna for receiving the modulated
electromagnetic wave and generating an output, and a demodulator for
demodulating the electromagnetic wave received from the sensor to a
digital record. A method of wirelessly communicating between a probe and
a remote sensor is also disclosed.