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Low drift fibre optic pressure sensor for oil field downhole monitoring

Low drift fibre optic pressure sensor for oil field downhole monitoring
Low drift fibre optic pressure sensor for oil field downhole monitoring
Pressure sensors made of silica optical fibre change their zero offset (drift) by large amounts when exposed to fluids under high temperature and pressure, Molecular water diffusion from the fluid into the silica is the cause of this drift. The effect of commercially available 'hermetic' coatings in preventing water ingress into fibres under such extreme conditions has been investigated. Application of the most effective coating to a pressure sensor has improved the drift rate by a factor of 200.
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Clowes, J.
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Edwards, J.
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Grudinin, I.
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Kluth, E.L.E.
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Varnham, M.P.
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Zervas, M.N.
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Crawley, C.M.
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Kutlik, R.L.
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Clowes, J.
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Edwards, J.
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Grudinin, I.
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Kluth, E.L.E.
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Varnham, M.P.
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Zervas, M.N.
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Crawley, C.M.
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Clowes, J., Edwards, J., Grudinin, I., Kluth, E.L.E., Varnham, M.P., Zervas, M.N., Crawley, C.M. and Kutlik, R.L. (1999) Low drift fibre optic pressure sensor for oil field downhole monitoring. Electronics Letters, 35 (11), 926-927. (doi:10.1049/el:19990646).

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Pressure sensors made of silica optical fibre change their zero offset (drift) by large amounts when exposed to fluids under high temperature and pressure, Molecular water diffusion from the fluid into the silica is the cause of this drift. The effect of commercially available 'hermetic' coatings in preventing water ingress into fibres under such extreme conditions has been investigated. Application of the most effective coating to a pressure sensor has improved the drift rate by a factor of 200.

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Published date: 1999
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Local EPrints ID: 77772
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77772
DOI: doi:10.1049/el:19990646
ISSN: 0013-5194
PURE UUID: 18561f47-9d76-448a-9d28-5961ecd72fcb
ORCID for M.N. Zervas: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-4059

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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 27 Apr 2024 01:34

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Author: J. Clowes
Author: J. Edwards
Author: I. Grudinin
Author: E.L.E. Kluth
Author: M.P. Varnham
Author: M.N. Zervas ORCID iD
Author: C.M. Crawley
Author: R.L. Kutlik

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