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A 1,000 level Drill Pipe Deployed Fiber Optic 3C Receiver Array for Deep Boreholes (09121-3700-02)

Paulsson, Inc. - Principal Investigator:  Björn N.P. Paulsson, Ph.D.

Objective: The objectives of this project are to design a drill pipe deployed 3C borehole seismic array that is capable of deploying 1,000 3C sensors, i.e., 3,000 channels, using novel broad band fiber optic geophones that can be deployed to at least 200ºC (392ºF) and 30,000 psig to a drilled depth of 30,000 feet. The objectives include manufacturing, testing, and evaluating the performance of the 100 level 3C Prototype System using the recorded test data sets.
 
Period of Performance:  February 16, 2011 to February 16, 2013