Oil and Gas
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Read FlipbookConsiderations for Submerged Optical Cable Applications
This application note evaluates the pertinent underwater application requirements, operational risk factors and practical service life of cables that are directly influenced by a number of elements.
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Read FlipbookBeyond 300°C: Reliable Long-Term Measurement of Temperature for Supercritical Geothermal Systems
Demonstration of low attenuation metal-coated optical fiber and cable capable of withstanding temperatures up to 500°C. Performance will be validated by using a DTS instrument to measure temperature.
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Read FlipbookMechanics of Metallic Cable Structures for Downhole Optical Fiber Applications
This application note provides an overview of the importance of material selection for oil and gas applications involving high temperatures in conjunction with various mechanical loadings.
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Read FlipbookBenefits of Stainless Steel Tubes in Subsea Optical Cables
Inside of many subsea umbilical cables, optical fiber data communications is needed to monitor fluid flow rate, pressure and temperature at a subsea wellhead.
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Read FlipbookConnector Selection Guide
Choose the connector with features important to you. As the only company capable of providing every termination option, AFL let’s you be the termination expert.
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Read FlipbookVariations and Design Considerations of Traditional Downhole Fiber Optic Cable for Oil and Gas Applications
Traditional Downhole Cables are designed to be rugged and durable for optimal performance in wellbore completions with severe mechanical loads, elevated temperatures, and production fluids.
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Read FlipbookA Fiber Optic Sensing Cable for Monitoring Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Research update on the suite of optical sensors for monitoring pressure and temperature in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) that is also applicable to oil and gas wells.
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Read FlipbookFASTConnect® or FUSEConnect®—Which Should You Choose?
Field-installable connectors provide a convenient method for terminating fiber optic cable at remote job site locations.
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Read FlipbookStripping Optical Fibers Utilizing the Fujikura Polyimide Coating Stripper (PCS-100)
The recently released Fujikura PCS-100 is a novel stripping tool for removing polyimide coating from optical fibers.
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Read FlipbookHigh-Performance Hermetic Optical Fiber for Downhole Applications
Optical fibers have been used in the petroleum industry for years and in this paper we demonstrate improved reliability of recently developed hermetic, high operating temperature optical fiber.
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Read FlipbookHigh Reliability Hermetic Optical Fiber for Oil and Gas Application
Optical fibers with improved hermeticity, strength and chemical resistance are presented.
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Read FlipbookNovel Optical Fiber Design for Hydrogen-Rich Harsh Environment
A new class of novel optical fiber structure were designed for improved use in harsh environments typical of oil and gas applications.
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Read FlipbookThe Evolution of Optical Fiber Cable Design for Sensor Applications
Optical fiber based systems have enabled improvements in capabilities and functionality as well as higher rates of data transfer over longer transmission distances.
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Read FlipbookDistributed Strain and Temperature Sensing Using Brillouin Scattering
This is a technology that allows the measurement of strain and temperature along a passive fiber optic element or waveguide path over long distances utilizing the phenomenon of Brillouin Scattering.
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Read FlipbookDistributed Temperature Sensing (DTS)
Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) is a technology that allows the measurement of temperature along a passive fiber optic element.
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Read ArticleAFL Develops Rapid Deployment System for Tactical Fiber Optic Cables
AFL's Sidewinder Rapid Cable Deployment System eases the deployment of tactical fiber optic cables by greatly reducing handling and set up time for portable deployment and retrieval in field.
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7:05Watch VideoPreparing stainless steel tube vs plastic buffer tube designs
This video covers the differences in the cable prepping procedures of stainless steel tube designs and plastic buffer tube designs.
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Read ArticleVideos: Instructional Videos for FASTConnect® Connectors
Five instructional videos for AFL's FASTConnect® connectors.
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