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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
Applicants:
Edward M. Dowd, Madison, CT (US);
John J. Grunbeck, Northford, CT (US);
Domino Tavemer, Wallingford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Edward M. Dowd, Madison, CT (US);
John J. Grunbeck, Northford, CT (US);
Domino Tavemer, Wallingford, CT (US);
Assignee:
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4488 (2013.01); E21B 47/123 (2013.01); G02B 6/443 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49885 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for cables having one or more fibers that may function as a sensing device within a wellbore, wherein the fibers do not adhere to each other or to an inner wall of the cable during a high temperature operation, such as in a thermal recovery operation that may last over 30 days.