Cable duct device in a swelling packer

Abstract

A cable duct device in a swellable packer ( 1 ) of the kind in which the packer ( 1 ) is adapted to be able of sealing an annulus ( 3 ), and in which the swellable packer ( 1 ) is provided with at least one opening ( 6 ) therethrough adapted to constitute a duct for a cable ( 12 ).

1 . A cable duct device in a swellable packer ( 1 ) of the kind in which the packer ( 1 ) is adapted for sealing an annulus ( 3 ), characterized in that the swellable packer ( 1 ) is provided with at least one through-going opening ( 6 ) adapted to constitute a duct for a cable or pipe ( 12 ).  
   
   
       2 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the through-going opening ( 6 ) encloses the cable ( 12 ) both prior to and after the swelling has occurred in the swellable packer ( 1 ).  
   
   
       3 . Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that in its longitudinal extension the through-going opening ( 6 ) may have any configuration.  
   
   
       4 . Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cross section of through-going opening ( 6 ) may have any configuration.  
   
   
       5 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a cable or pipe ( 12 ) is situated on the inside of the packer ( 1 ) within a longitudinal recess in the outer shell of the production tubing ( 2 ).