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US 2019/0170955 A1Published application
Fiber-Optic Strength Member Components for Use in Outer Strength Member Layers
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsJoseph Varkey, Maria Grisanti, David Kim
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Abstract
A cable containing at least one optical fiber in a strength member and methods for manufacturing the strength member and cable are provided. A cable may include a cable core and armor wire strength members that surround the cable core. One of the armor wire strength members that surround the cable core contains an optical fiber.
Claims5
A method comprising:
- inserting a first optical fiber into a space shaped into one or more wires;
- enclosing the space to enclose the first optical fiber in an optical-fiber-containing structure;
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- extruding a first polymer tube over the optical-fiber-containing structure.
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