Patent ID: 6114857
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: E21B,G01N

Abstract:
A system for monitoring corrosion in a conduit carrying a fluid having a corrosive effect on materials utilized for the conduit or equipment placed in said conduit when said fluid comes in contact with such materials, said system comprising:(a) a cable of sufficient length deployed in said conduit, said cable having a conductor that is susceptible to the corrosion when said conductor comes in contact with said fluid, said cable having at least one section exposed to said fluid at a predetermined distance from a first end of said cable;(b) a signal generator coupled to said first end of said cable inducing signals into said cable;(c) a receiver receiving signals reflected from the at least one exposed section of the conductor; and(d) a processor processing said received signals and providing an indication of the extent of the corrosion of the at least one exposed section of the conductor.