Downhole fiber-optic sensing: The oilfield service provider's perspective

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5589, Issue , 2004, Pages 206-220

  Skinner, Neal G ^a   Maida Jr , John L ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed temperature sensing; Downhole; DTS; Harsh environments; Oil field; Optical fiber; Sensors

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING (DTS); DOWNHOLE; HARSH ENVIRONMENTS; OIL SERVICE COMPANIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; OIL FIELDS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 17044401856     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.571413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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