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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Todd J. Green, Spring, TX (US);
Alexis Wachtel, II, Houston, TX (US);
William Markus, Magnolia, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Pipeline segments can contain cables, such as communication cables (e.g., fiber optic cables) within insulation material surrounding the pipeline segments. Cables can be embedded within the insulation material, run through conduits embedded within the insulation material, placed in channels formed in the insulation material, or otherwise. Channels containing one or more cables can be filled with supplemental insulation material, thus securing the cables within the channels. Pipelines created as disclosed herein can enable data transfer between distant points without the need to lay fiber optic cable in addition to the pipeline. Further, fiber optic cable embedded thusly can be used to sense conditions in the pipeline, such as leaks, seismic activity, strain, and temperature information.