Electrically Conductive Fiber Optic Slickline For Coiled Tubing Operations

摘要

A slickline that includes both electrically conductive and fiber optic capacity. The slickline includes a fiber optic thread or bundle of threads that may be surrounded by an electrically conductive member such as split half shells of copper elements. Further, these features may be disposed in a filler matrix so as to provide a cohesiveness the core of the slickline. So, for example, the line may be more effectively utilized in downhole applications such as coiled tubing operations, without undue concern over collapse or pinhole issues emerging in the line.

主权项

1. A downhole assembly for deployment in a well at an oilfield, the assembly comprising:
a downhole tool for performing an application in the well; and an electrically conductive fiber optic slickline coupled to said tool in the well and to surface equipment at the oilfield, said slickline having a core comprising:
a fiber optic thread disposed in a filler matrix and to support communication between said tool and the equipment; andan electrically conductive member circumferentially about said thread and matrix for power transmission from the equipment to said tool during the application.