Fiber deployment assembly and method

Abstract

A hydrocarbon recovery tubular system including one or more axially elongated tubulars arranged to receive a hydrocarbon bearing fluid therein. One or more helically curved conduits are positioned radially adjacent a surface of the one or more tubulars. One or more fibers are disposed in the one or more helically curved conduits and are immovably positioned at a shortest pathway through the one or more helically curved conduits.

1 . A hydrocarbon recovery tubular system comprising:
 one or more axially elongated tubulars arranged to receive a hydrocarbon bearing fluid therein;   one or more helically curved conduits positioned radially adjacent a surface of the one or more tubulars; and   one or more fibers disposed in the one or more helically curved conduits and immovably positioned at a shortest pathway through the one or more helically curved conduits.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more fibers are optical fibers. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the surface is an outer surface of the one or more tubulars. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the surface is an inner surface of the one or more tubulars. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more fibers is immovably positioned at an inside surface of the one or more conduits. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the system further includes a hardenable material disposed in the one or more conduits to affix the at least one fiber to the inside surface. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the hardenable material is a material containing epoxy. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the hardenable material is thinned with a thinner. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the thinner is acetone. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the hardenable material is configured as a coating on the inside surface of the one or more conduits. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the coating defines an open passageway that is receptive to a communication fluid. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein hardenable material is configured as a plurality of stacked coatings on the inside surface of the one or more conduits. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more fibers include one or more fiber bragg gratings therein. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more tubulars form at least a portion of a casing of the hydrocarbon recovery tubular system.