14 September 2022
Coiled tubing: progressive methods of heavy oil production
Coiled tubing, also called flexible tubing or CT, is a long continuous string of tubing spooled on a large reel. The technology was developed in the 1950-s but became widely used in the late 1980-s. A coiled tubing unit (CTU) is…
7 September 2022
How fiber optic cables and DAS technology can improve urban seismic risk management
How much the ground moves during an earthquake depends strongly on near-surface structure. And the shakings can be highly variable. Though the scientists have to admit, that the physics behind this variability is not entirely clea…
17 June 2022
Cable anatomy: Fiber in Metal Tube
FIMT is a robust tube made of corrosion-resistant steel with optical fibers inside. It can be used as a component to produce robust cables for distributed sensing and data transmission. Its simplicity (including its manufacturing…
23 August 2022
A good fit for a geothermal project: Metallic MultiSense
20 July 2022
Structural health monitoring of in-service tunnels with DFOS systems