Apparatus and method for installing cables, such as fiber optic cables including associated sensors, in tubular structures such as a pipelines

An apparatus for installing a cable within a tubular structure, comprising:

• a drive assembly structured and configured to move the apparatus along a length of the tubular structure;
• a cable assembly coupled to the drive assembly, the cable assembly being structured and configured to hold the cable, wherein the apparatus is structured and configured to dispense the cable from the apparatus and onto and/or into and along an inner surface of the tubular structure while the apparatus is being moved along the length of the tubular structure;
• and
• a securing assembly coupled to the drive assembly, the securing assembly being structured and configured to hold a securing material component, wherein the apparatus is structured and configured to dispense the securing material component from the apparatus while the apparatus is being moved along the length of the tubular structure, and wherein the securing material component is structured and configured to secure the cable to the inner surface of the tubular structure after being dispensed from the apparatus;