APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING REMOTE SENSOR PERFORMANCE

摘要

Apparatus and methods for sensing one or more physical parameters at a remot e location while minimizing or eliminating contact between reservoir fluids an d the like at the remote location and the sensor used to sense the physical parameters. In one embodiment the apparatus isolates the sensor within a tube containing the sensor. Specifically, apparatus includes a tubing containing a communication cable a nd a sensor in communication with the cable, the sensor being located within the tubing proximate the remote location. A sealing device is configured to seal a section of the tubing containing the sensor from fluid flow within the tubing, the sealing device being configured to be actuated between a sealing state and a non-sealing state.