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US 8,942,529 B2Granted
Fibre optic tape assembly
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsFrançois Auzerais, Ernest Brown, Arthur Hartog, Simon James, Philippe Gambier
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Abstract
An optical fiber tape assembly for attaching an optical fiber to the surface of a pipe comprising; at least one optical fiber; and a tape having an attachment means to enable attachment of the tape to the pipe; wherein the optical fiber runs longitudinal along the tape and is integral with the tape.
Claims11
A system for a wellbore comprising:
- at least one section of pipe;
- and
- an optical fiber tape assembly comprising:
- a tape having an attachment means to enable attachment of the tape to the pipe, wherein the pipe is cylindrical and the tape is designed to be attached longitudinally along the pipe;
- at least one optical fiber that runs substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tape;
- and
- protective elements, wherein the protective elements are attached to the outside of the tape;
- wherein the optical fiber is integral with the tape, at least one optical fiber being located within a support tube, the support tube also being integral with the tape, and the tape assembly is attached to the outer surface of the section of pipe.
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A method for attaching an optical fiber to the surface of a pipe comprising:
- deploying a tape from a storage device, said tape having attachment means to enable attachment of the tape and at least one optical fiber to the pipe;
- the optical fiber being integral with the tape and at least one fiber being located within a support tube, the support tube also being integral with the tape;
- attaching the tape to the surface of the pipe as the pipe is deployed into a well, wherein the pipe is cylindrical and the tape is attached longitudinally along the pipe;
- and
- attaching protective elements to the outside surface of the tape as it is deployed into the well, wherein the protective elements are wires running parallel to the optical fiber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.