# US 2016/0258271 A1 · Instrumented Wellbore Cable and Sensor Deployment System and Method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0258271 A1 - Document ID: US20160258271A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/639,541 - Filed: 2015-03-05 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-05 - Assignees: Touchrock, Inc. - Applicants: TouchRock, Inc. - Inventors: Brian Kelly McCoy - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160258271A1 ## CPC - E21B 17/026: {Arrangements for fixing cables or wirelines to the outside of downhole devices} - E21B 47/01: Devices for supporting measuring instruments on drill bits, pipes, rods or wirelines; Protecting measuring instruments in boreholes against heat, shock, pressure or the like - E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS ## Abstract A system and method for rapid deployment of fiber optic distributed sensing cables, conventional electronic cables, or hydraulic control lines in the annulus of a wellbore along a specific well zone without the need to clamp cables to the casing or tubing string for support. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An instrumented wellbore cable and sensor deployment system comprising: a) A flexible polymer cable with embedded wires, b) A system for handling said flexible polymer cable, c) A means to hold the flexible polymer cable along a casing wall surface to allow sensing of at least one wellbore parameter, d) A means of deploying the flexible polymer cable from a cable spool to a drilling rig and onward down a wellbore. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said flexible polymer cable comprises a plurality of optical fibers, electrical wires, communication wires, or magnetic sensing wires, ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said flexible polymer cable comprises at least one communication cable embedded within said flexible polymer cable, ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for deploying said flexible polymer cable from a cable spool to a drilling rig comprises: A flatbed trailer, An articulating hydraulic arm mounted on said flatbed trailer of sufficient length to reach said drilling rig floor from said flatbed trailer, An external source of hydraulic power, An external source of electrical power, A cable spool mounted to said flatbed trailer of sufficient size and strength to hold said flexible polymer cable, A means of attaching said articulating hydraulic arm to said drilling rig, and A means of guiding said cable along said articulating hydraulic arm toward said drilling rig. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1 further comprising, at least one cable anchor sub-assembly and at least one intermediate cable support carrier to guide said flexible polymer cable along outside of said wellbore casing, and exemplified by a type of carrier selected from the following group comprising, a. A bow-spring carrier, b. A semi-circular spring-loaded carrier, or c. A spring-loaded hinged arm carrier. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1 further comprising, a cable anchor sub-assembly for said flexible polymer cable and for anchoring at least one said fiber optic cable, but said sub-assembly allows said casing to rotate inside said cable anchor sub-assembly leaving the said flexible polymer cable to remain stationary in relation to said wellbore during rotation. a. A variant of these having a selective clutch for putting wraps/un-wraps of said flexible cable around said casing, b. A variant whereby said selective clutch is hydraulically engaged to the wellbore casing, and c. A variant whereby said selective clutch is electrically engaged to the wellbore casing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1 further comprising, a cable anchor sub-assembly for said flexible polymer cable and termination of at least one said fiber optic cable, but which allows the casing to rotate inside the said cable termination sub-assembly leaving the said flexible polymer cable to remain stationary in relation to said wellbore during rotation. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said flexible polymer cable comprises a fabricated cable embedded with multiple smaller sensor and communication cables, and said fabricated cable having a geometric shape of elliptical or flatten rectangular cross-section. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The fabricated cable of claim 8 wherein said fabricated cable has one long side being encapsulated in a friction reducing material, and Said friction reducing material being a polymer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The fabricated cable of claim 8, wherein said fabricated cable comprises a preformed erosion resisting polymer matrix that is encapsulated within a low-friction polymer and a formed metal jacket over the long-side of said cable. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The fabricated cable of claim 8 wherein said formed metal jacket is comprised of thin gauge steel sufficient to protect said fabricated cable from damage during downhole transit, ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The fabricated cable of claim 6 wherein said fabricated cable being specially constructed to contain magnetic sensing and communication elements embedded within said preformed erosion resisting polymer matrix and being partially or entirely encased in said formed metal jacket.