Downhole fiber installation equipment and method
US11486215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/54
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Various embodiments include methods and apparatus structured to install an optical fiber cable into a well at a well site. In a from-bottom-to-top embodiment, an anchor deployed at a selected location in a hole of the well can be used and the optical fiber cable can be pulled up to a surface of the well from the selected location. In a from-top-to-bottom embodiment, an optical fiber cable can be moved down from the surface until an end of the optical fiber cable is locked at a selected location by a catcher disposed at the selected location. With the optical fiber cable in the well, a portion of the optical fiber cable can be coupled to surface instrumentation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods can be implemented in a variety of applications.
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