Casing pipe damage detection with optical fiber sensors: A case study in oil well constructions

Zhi Zhou; Jianping He; Minghua Huang; Jun He; Jinping Ou; Genda Chen

doi:10.1117/12.848727

Casing pipe damage detection with optical fiber sensors: A case study in oil well constructions

Zhi Zhou^*
, Jianping He
, Minghua Huang
, Jun He
, Jinping Ou
, Genda Chen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Dalian University of Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology
School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Casing pipes in oil well constructions may suddenly buckle inward as their inside and outside hydrostatic pressure difference increases. For the safety of construction workers and the steady development of oil industries, it is critically important to measure the stress state of a casing pipe. This study develops a rugged, real-time monitoring, and warning system that combines the distributed Brillouin Scattering Time Domain Reflectometry (BOTDR) and the discrete fiber Bragg grating (FBG) measurement. The BOTDR optical fiber sensors were embedded with no optical fiber splice joints in a fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) rebar and the FBG sensors were wrapped in epoxy resins and glass clothes, both installed during the segmental construction of casing pipes. In-situ tests indicate that the proposed sensing system and installation technique can survive the downhole driving process of casing pipes, withstand a harsh service environment, and remain in tact with the casing pipes for compatible strain measurements. The relative error of the measured strains between the distributed and discrete sensors is less than 12%. The FBG sensors successfully measured the maximum horizontal principal stress with a relative error of 6.7% in comparison with a cross multi-pole array acoustic instrument.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848727
State	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2010 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 8 Mar 2010 → 11 Mar 2010

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7649
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Conference	Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	8/03/10 → 11/03/10

Keywords

Casing pipe
damage detection
fiber reinforced plastics
optical fiber sensor
structural health monitoring

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Zhou, Z., He, J., Huang, M., He, J., Ou, J., & Chen, G. (2010). Casing pipe damage detection with optical fiber sensors: A case study in oil well constructions. In Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2010 Article 764908 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7649). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848727

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Zhou, Z, He, J, Huang, M, He, J, Ou, J & Chen, G 2010, Casing pipe damage detection with optical fiber sensors: A case study in oil well constructions. in Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2010., 764908, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 7649, Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2010, San Diego, CA, United States, 8/03/10. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848727

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Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2010. 2010. 764908 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7649).

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