Back to results
US 10,294,736 B2Granted
Cable support system and method
AssigneeAthabasca Oil Corporation
InventorsMaurice A Bujold, Doug Beattie
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneeAthabasca Oil Corporation
InventorsMaurice A Bujold, Doug Beattie
Estimating the term…
A method is described for supporting a bundle of cables in a well or in a length of coiled tubing deployed in a vertical or deviated well during a process for assembly of a well heater which includes steps of injecting the cables from respective spools into the coiled tubing. The method includes the steps of: attaching an open-ended cable support adapter to the up-hole end of the coiled tubing, attaching a cable bundle clamp to the bundle of cables above the cable support adapter; cutting the cables from their respective spools above the cable bundle clamp; clamping a wedging tube carrier to the cable bundle above the cable bundle clamp; raising the cable bundle; removing the cable bundle clamp from the cable bundle; lowering the cables to insert the wedging tube into the adapter; and removing the wedging tube carrier from the bundle of cables.
An insulating cable insert for protection of a cut end of a cable in a well heater, the cable having a sheath and a conducting core, the insert comprising a molded cylindrical body of unitary construction with a hollow space extending therethrough, the body having a first end portion configured to fit in the space between the core and the sheath of the cable and a second portion wider and longer than the first portion configured to extend outward from the end of the sheath along an exposed portion of the conducting core when the insert is installed.
A kit for providing insulating protection to a cut end of a conducting cable in a well heater, the kit comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.