The present and future of fiber optic sensors for the oilfield service industry: where is there a role?

Author

Schroeder, R.J.

Author_Institution

Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Schlumberger-Doll Res., Ridgefield, CT, USA

fYear

2002

Firstpage

39

Abstract

The international oilfield service industry has used a large variety of sensing devices for the exploration of oil and gas in the last 70 years. These include sensors that range in the measurement of pressure, temperature, nuclear information, resistivity, acoustic, seismic, electric and magnetic fields, including most recently optical sensors. Applications of optical sensors that have been successfully used and the potential future of fiber optic sensors for this industry are reviewed.

Keywords

chemical sensors; fibre optic sensors; geophysical prospecting; magnetic sensors; petroleum industry; pressure sensors; seismometers; technological forecasting; temperature sensors; acoustic sensors; electric field sensors; fiber optic sensors; gas exploration; magnetic field sensors; nuclear information sensors; oil exploration; oilfield service industry; optical sensor applications; pressure sensors; resistivity sensors; seismic sensors; sensing devices; temperature sensors; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic sensors; Gas industry; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic sensors; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Petroleum; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th

Conference_Location

Portland, OR, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7289-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFS.2002.1000497

Filename

1000497