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GB2562631B - Use of a spindle to provide optical fiber in a wellbore - Google Patents

Use of a spindle to provide optical fiber in a wellbore Download PDF

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GB2562631B
GB2562631B GB1809363.3A GB201809363A GB2562631B GB 2562631 B GB2562631 B GB 2562631B GB 201809363 A GB201809363 A GB 201809363A GB 2562631 B GB2562631 B GB 2562631B
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wellbore
spindle
optical fiber
provide optical
fiber
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Arora Dhruv
Norbertus Baaijens Matheus
Palmer Hirshblond Stephen
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SHELL INT RESEARCH
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
    • E21B23/08—Introducing or running tools by fluid pressure, e.g. through-the-flow-line tool systems
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/22—Handling reeled pipe or rod units, e.g. flexible drilling pipes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/12—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
    • E21B47/13—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency
    • E21B47/135—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling by electromagnetic energy, e.g. radio frequency using light waves, e.g. infrared or ultraviolet waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4415—Cables for special applications
    • G02B6/4427—Pressure resistant cables, e.g. undersea cables
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/46—Processes or apparatus adapted for installing or repairing optical fibres or optical cables
    • G02B6/50—Underground or underwater installation; Installation through tubing, conduits or ducts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/46—Processes or apparatus adapted for installing or repairing optical fibres or optical cables
    • G02B6/50—Underground or underwater installation; Installation through tubing, conduits or ducts
    • G02B6/504—Installation in solid material, e.g. underground
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/46—Processes or apparatus adapted for installing or repairing optical fibres or optical cables
    • G02B6/50—Underground or underwater installation; Installation through tubing, conduits or ducts
    • G02B6/508—Fixation devices in ducts for drawing cables

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  • Geology (AREA)
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  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
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US201562271661P 2015-12-28 2015-12-28
PCT/US2016/068259 WO2017116970A1 (en) 2015-12-28 2016-12-22 Use of a spindle to provide optical fiber in a wellbore

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GB201809363D0 GB201809363D0 (en) 2018-07-25
GB2562631A GB2562631A (en) 2018-11-21
GB2562631B true GB2562631B (en) 2020-05-20

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US4006777A (en) * 1976-02-06 1977-02-08 Labauve Leo C Free floating carrier for deep well instruments
US4442899A (en) * 1982-01-06 1984-04-17 Downhole Services, Inc. Hydraulic jet well cleaning assembly using a non-rotating tubing string
US6281489B1 (en) * 1997-05-02 2001-08-28 Baker Hughes Incorporated Monitoring of downhole parameters and tools utilizing fiber optics
US6629562B1 (en) * 2002-03-12 2003-10-07 Conocophillips Company Downhole fishing tool for retrieving metallic debris from a borehole
US6978832B2 (en) * 2002-09-09 2005-12-27 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Downhole sensing with fiber in the formation
US20060153508A1 (en) * 2003-01-15 2006-07-13 Sabeus Photonics, Inc., Corporation System and method for deploying an optical fiber in a well
US7082998B2 (en) * 2003-07-30 2006-08-01 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Systems and methods for placing a braided, tubular sleeve in a well bore
US7201221B2 (en) * 1997-05-02 2007-04-10 Baker Hughes Incorporated Wellbores utilizing fiber optic-based sensors and operating devices
US7946350B2 (en) * 2008-04-23 2011-05-24 Schlumberger Technology Corporation System and method for deploying optical fiber

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US4006777A (en) * 1976-02-06 1977-02-08 Labauve Leo C Free floating carrier for deep well instruments
US4442899A (en) * 1982-01-06 1984-04-17 Downhole Services, Inc. Hydraulic jet well cleaning assembly using a non-rotating tubing string
US6281489B1 (en) * 1997-05-02 2001-08-28 Baker Hughes Incorporated Monitoring of downhole parameters and tools utilizing fiber optics
US7201221B2 (en) * 1997-05-02 2007-04-10 Baker Hughes Incorporated Wellbores utilizing fiber optic-based sensors and operating devices
US6629562B1 (en) * 2002-03-12 2003-10-07 Conocophillips Company Downhole fishing tool for retrieving metallic debris from a borehole
US6978832B2 (en) * 2002-09-09 2005-12-27 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Downhole sensing with fiber in the formation
US20060153508A1 (en) * 2003-01-15 2006-07-13 Sabeus Photonics, Inc., Corporation System and method for deploying an optical fiber in a well
US7082998B2 (en) * 2003-07-30 2006-08-01 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Systems and methods for placing a braided, tubular sleeve in a well bore
US7946350B2 (en) * 2008-04-23 2011-05-24 Schlumberger Technology Corporation System and method for deploying optical fiber

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AU2016381245A1 (en) 2018-07-05
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WO2017116970A1 (en) 2017-07-06
AU2016381245B2 (en) 2019-08-15
GB201809363D0 (en) 2018-07-25

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