Abstract: A system comprises a tool arrangement; a line including an optical fibre for distributed optical sensing measurements, and an electrically conductive member covered by an electrically insulating material, the line having the outer profile of a slickline; and a termination-coupler which mechanically connects the line to the tool arrangement, electrically connects the electrically conductive member of the line to the tool arrangement, and optically terminates the optical fibre of the line. A method comprises using the optical fibre to perform distributed optical sensing measurements; identifying one or more regions of interest of the elongated space based at least in part on results of the distributed optical sensing measurements; hauling in and/or paying out the line to cause the tool arrangement to move to each region of interest; and electrically transmitting information along the electrically conductive member to cause the tool arrangement to measure the one or more values.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 18, 2018
Date of Patent:
August 6, 2024
Assignee:
Paradigm Technology Services B.V.
Inventors:
Andre Martin van der Ende, Lourens van Bruchem
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