CA2444511A1 - A method of mounting a sensor arrangement in a tubular member, and use of the method - Google Patents

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CA2444511A1
CA2444511A1 CA002444511A CA2444511A CA2444511A1 CA 2444511 A1 CA2444511 A1 CA 2444511A1 CA 002444511 A CA002444511 A CA 002444511A CA 2444511 A CA2444511 A CA 2444511A CA 2444511 A1 CA2444511 A1 CA 2444511A1
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/01Devices for supporting measuring instruments on drill bits, pipes, rods or wirelines; Protecting measuring instruments in boreholes against heat, shock, pressure or the like
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/007Measuring stresses in a pipe string or casing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16LPIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L11/00Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes
    • F16L11/04Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes made of rubber or flexible plastics
    • F16L11/08Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes made of rubber or flexible plastics with reinforcements embedded in the wall
    • F16L11/081Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes made of rubber or flexible plastics with reinforcements embedded in the wall comprising one or more layers of a helically wound cord or wire
    • F16L11/083Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes made of rubber or flexible plastics with reinforcements embedded in the wall comprising one or more layers of a helically wound cord or wire three or more layers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16LPIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L11/00Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes
    • F16L11/04Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes made of rubber or flexible plastics
    • F16L11/12Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes made of rubber or flexible plastics with arrangements for particular purposes, e.g. specially profiled, with protecting layer, heated, electrically conducting
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01MTESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M5/00Investigating the elasticity of structures, e.g. deflection of bridges or air-craft wings

Abstract

For use in the monitoring of a tubular member (1) having at least a helically wound reinforcement layer (10), the invention provides a method of mounting a sensor arrangement (17, 18), wherein the reinforcement layer is formed with a groove (16) which is filled with a liquid material (19), such as an epoxy type, and wherein the sensor arrangement is passed into the liquid material by means of a pressure applied by a roller prior to the solidification of the liquid material. In a preferred embodiment, the groove is formed in the reinforcement layer before this is helically wound on the tubular member.
Hereby, the sensor arrangement is arranged well-protected without any risk of damage, which may e.g. occur if the tubular member is of the unbonded type, where the reinforcement layer may consist of two layers that may move relative to each other. Furthermore, the sensor arrangement is protected against the external mechanical impacts that may occur if the groove is provided in a reinforcement layer which is freely exposed to the surroundings. The invention is particular suitable for tubular members, including umbilicals that are used for the recovery, refining and transport of oil and gasses.

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1. A method of mounting a sensor arrangement in a tubular member, wherein at least a reinforcement layer is provided on the tubular member by helical winding of an armor wire, said method comprising the steps of:
a) providing at least one grooves in the armor wire, b) filling the groove with a liquid material c) placing the sensor arrangement in the at least one groove to thereby bring the sensor arrangement into contact with the liquid material, and d) fixing the sensor arrangement in the at least one groove by solidifying the liquid material.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein step a) is performed before the helical winding is initiated.
3. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least the steps a-c), preferably the steps a-d) are performed before the helical winding is provided.
4. A method according to any one of claims 1-3 wherein the reinforcement layer is constituted by a metal armor wire, preferably a steel armor wire.
5. A method according to any one of the claims 1-4 wherein said at least one groove is provided in the longitudinal direction of the armor wire.
6. A method according to anyone of the claims 1-5 wherein said groove comprises a bottom portion having lower groove walls and an upper portion having upper groove walls, said bottom portion being capable of containing the widest part of the sensor arrangement contained in the groove after the sensor arrangement is placed in the groove, said method comprising the further step of deforming the upper portion of the groove so that the upper groove walls are brought closer to each other than the width of said widest part of the cross section of the sensor arrangement.
7. A method according to claim 6 wherein one or both of the upper groove walls each are shaped to have at least one protrusion, said protrusion being protruding from the wall prior to the deforming step in a direction where it does not prevent the placing of the sensor arrangement, said one or more protrusions preferably constituting the part or parts of the upper groove wall which in the deforming step are brought closer to each other than the width of said widest part of the cross section of the sensor arrangement.
8. A method according to any one of the claims 6 and 7 wherein the upper groove walls are deformed by pressing the walls closer to each other, preferably by pressing from the outer surface of the armor, e.g. by use of rollers.
9. A method according to any one of the claims 6-8 wherein the upper groove walls are deformed to partly or totally surround the sensor arrangement.
10. A method according to any one of the claims 6-9 wherein the upper groove walls are deformed prior to the application of the sensor arrangement in the armor wire.
11. A method according to any one of the claims 6-9 wherein the upper groove walls are deformed after the application of the sensor arrangement in the armor wire.
12. A method according to any one of the claims 1-11, wherein the sensor arrangement is immersed into the liquid material by the action of a wheel disposed above the groove, said wheel having a face which is pressed against the sensor arrangement, following which the wheel immerses the sensor arrangement into the liquid material by pressure impact.
13. A method according to any one of the claims 1-12, wherein the liquid material is deposited pointwise in the groove.
14. A method according to any one of the claims 1-13, wherein the sensor arrangement is only partially immersed in the liquid.
15. A method according to any one of the claims 1-14, wherein the liquid is a polymer material.
16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the polymer material is thermoplastic plastics.
17. A method according to claim 15, wherein the polymer material is thermosetting plastics.
18. A method according to any one of the claims 15-17, wherein the polymer material is an epoxy type, a vinyl ester epoxy, a polyurethane or mixtures containing one of these.
19. A method according to claim 16, wherein the poly-mer material is fluorinated completely or partly.
20. A method according to claim 16, wherein the poly-mer material in the solidifying step is cross-linked completely or partly.
21. A method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the groove has a width of 0,5-5 mm and a depth of 0,5-5 mm and preferably the groove are U-shaped in the longitudinal direction.
22. A method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the at least one groove is formed by cutting or milling.
23. A method according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the at least one groove is coated with a coating layer after placing and/or fixation of the sensor arrangement in the at least one groove.
24. A method according to any one of the preceding claims comprising the steps of:
e) providing at least one groove in the armor wire, f) forming at least one protrusion at the upper portion of the at least one groove, g) filling liquid material into the at least one groove, h) immersing the sensor arrangement into the liquid material, i) deforming the upper portion of the groove so that the at least one protrusion partly surrounds the sensor arrangement, thereby keeping the sensor arrangement in a fixed position, and f) solidifying the liquid material.
25. A method of mounting a sensor arrangement in a tubular member, wherein at least a reinforcement layer is provided on the tubular member by helical winding of an armor wire, said method comprising the steps of:
i) providing at least one groove in the armor wire, said groove comprising a bottom portion having lower groove walls and an upper portion having upper groove walls, ii) placing the sensor arrangement in the at least one groove, iii) deforming the upper portion of the groove so that the upper groove walls are brought closer to each other than the width of the widest part of the cross section of the sensor arrangement contained in the groove after the sensor arrangement is placed in the groove, wherein said bottom portion is capable of containing said widest part of the sensor arrangement.
26. A method according to claim 25 wherein step i. is performed before the helical winding is initiated, preferably at least the steps i. and ii. or the steps i. and iii., more preferably all the steps i.-iii. are performed before the helical winding is provided.
27. A method according to any one of claims 25-26 wherein the reinforcement layer is constituted by an armor wire preferably of a metal, such as steel.
28. A method according to any one of the claims 25-27 wherein said at least one groove is provided in the longitudinal direction of the armor wire.
29. A method according to any one of the claims 25-28 comprising the further step of filling a liquid into the groove before placing the sensor arrangement in the groove, whereby the sensor arrangement is immersed in the liquid and in a subsequent step the liquid is solidified.
30. A method according to any one of the claims 25-29 wherein one or both of the upper groove walls each are shaped to have at least one protrusion, said protrusion being protruding from the wall prior to the deforming step in a direction where it does not prevent the placing of the sensor arrangement, said one or more protrusions preferably constituting the part or parts of the upper groove wall which in the deforming step are brought closer to each other than the width of said widest part of the sensor arrangement.
31. A method according to any one of the claims 25-30 wherein the upper groove walls are deformed by pressing the walls closer to each other, preferably by pressing from the outer surface of the armor, e.g. by use of rollers.
32. A method according to any one of the claims 25-31 wherein the upper groove walls are deformed to partly or totally surround the sensor arrangement.
33. A method according to any one of the claims 25-34 wherein the upper groove walls are deformed prior to the application of the sensor arrangement in the armor wire.
34. A method according to any one of the claims 25-32 wherein the upper groove walls are deformed after the application of the sensor arrangement in the armor wire.
35. A method according to any one of the claims 25-34, wherein a liquid material is filled into the groove pointwise or continuously along the length of the groove after the sensor arrangement has been applied in the groove.
36. A method according to any one of the claims 25-35, wherein said sensor arrangement is applied into the groove by the action of a wheel disposed above the groove, said wheel having a face which is pressed against the sensor arrangement to thereby place the sensor arrangement in the groove.
37. A method according to any one of the claims 29-36, wherein the liquid is a polymer material, preferably selected from the group of thermoplastic plastics, such as an epoxy type, a vinyl ester epoxy, a polyurethane or mixtures containing one of these, and thermosetting plastics.
38. A method according to claim 37, wherein the poly-mer material is fluorinated completely or partly.
39. A method according to claim 37, wherein the poly-mer material in the solidifying step is cross-linked completely or partly.
40. A method according to any one of the preceding 25-37 claims wherein the groove has a width of 0,5-5 mm and a depth of 0,5-5 mm and preferably the groove are U-shaped in the longitudinal direction.
41. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 25-40 wherein the at least one groove is formed by cutting or milling.
42. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 25-41 wherein the at least one groove is coated with a coating layer after placing and/or fixation of the sensor arrangement in the at least one grooves.
43. Use of the method according to any one of the claims 1 - 42 for mounting of a sensor arrangement in a tubular members selected from the group consisting of turbular members:
- for the transport of water, gas and crude oil between installations at an oil field, - for the transport of process liquids from an installation located at the surface of the sea and an oil well located below the surface of the sea, - for the transport of force-transferring fluids, - umbilicals, and - combinations of these.
44. A tubular member comprising a sensor arrangement and at least one reinforcement layer provided on the tubular member by helical winding, wherein said sensor arrangement is integrated or concealed in one or more grooves in the reinforcement layer by use of adhesion to the groove and/or by a deformation of the groove.
45. A tubular member according to claim 44 obtainable by the method as defined in any one of the claims 1-42
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