285ºC (545ºF) Type K Thermocouples

Duplex Temperature Points Cable

One-Stop
285°C/545°F Four-Conductor Thermocouple Manufacturing
Downhole Instrumentation Cable
PRODUCT SUMMARY Downhole
Gauges
Type K thermocouple sensors provide the most robust and
and reliable solution for temperature measurement in high- Carriers
Illustrated: 285°C/545°F 4 mm/0.160” outside
temperature reservoirs. Compared to fiber optic solutions, and Type K thermocouple with duplex temperature
thermocouples are more cost-effective—and they do not measurement points.
Downhole
Downhole
suffer the effect of hydrogen darkening.
Cables
Cables (TEC)(TEC)

IDEAL APPLICATIONS Cable

Protectors
» SAGD
» EOR
TYPE K FOUR-WIRE
» Geothermal
THERMOCOUPLE SPECIFICATIONS » Coiled tubing deployed Wellhead
Temperature range -40°C to 285°C instrumentation
Pressure
(300ºC for short term) » Distributed temperature
Control
Temperature accuracy <+/- 2.2°C monitoring
Temperature measurement points 2 (Redundant or Spaced Apart) » Coiled tubing
instrumentation bundles
Repeatability < ±0.1°C
Depending on logger » Suspended
Surface
Stability Excellent
Wellborne bundle
Electronics
Resolution Depending on logger input

Construction material Stainless steel 316L or Incoloy 825

SERVICES AVAILABLE
Vibration Excellent
» Technical Support
» Installation and training
Shock Excellent
» Maintenance Accessories

NEW AND IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY

• No soft leads required
• Redundant or spaced apart temperature points
• Custom made lengths

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 285ºC (545ºF) Type K Thermocouples
Duplex Temperature Points Cable

One-Stop
Manufacturing Using Thermocouples for Downhole
IMPROV
Temperature Measurement • Superior
ED
Tensile and
Crush Rati
• Mica Free ngs
Downhole BREAKTHROUGH—IMPROVED RELIABILITY FOR • Splice Free
Gauges DOWNHOLE THERMOCOUPLES
and
TECHNO
Carriers
BCP G roup
BCP Group takes pride in being a dynamic, innovative compan
y. L OGY
We never accept the status quo. A considerable portion of
our R&D budget and engineering time is targeted towards
Downhole
Downhole developing innovative high-temperature downhole instrumentation cable solutions.

Cables
Cables (TEC)(TEC) In 2010, we developed an exclusive manufacturing process that has
greatly increased the reliability of thermocouples for use in downhole
steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), enhanced oil recovery
READY TO DELIVER (EOR), geothermal and other high-temperature applications by
Our thermocouple eliminating many of the weak points of conventional thermocouple
Cable instrumentation cable is: systems.
Protectors
• Manufactured to Tubular encapsulated cable (TEC) is the preferred package for
custom lengths downhole instrumentation, including thermocouples, and is
• Produced with a manufactured by a cold-formed tube mill.

Wellhead quick turnaround The manufacturing process begins with a stainless steel strip that
Pressure • Available in lengths is continuously formed into a tube through a progressive series of
Control up to 4,000 m rollers. The thermocouple conductors are injected into the tube just
before the tube is welded together using tungsten inert gas welding.

diameter.
Surface
Product quality is automatically and manually monitored
Electronics
during the entire manufacturing process. The tube’s welded
seam is monitored by an eddy current tester, and the

manually inspected before customer shipment.

Accessories
285ºC (545ºF) Type K Thermocouples
Duplex Temperature Points Cable

How Does BCP Group Make a Better Downhole One-Stop

Manufacturing
Thermocouple Cable?

Thermocouples are extremely sensitive to corrosion. Improved Tensile Strength and Crush Resistance. Our
Most downhole thermocouple systems rely on silver thermocouple cable sheath is slightly larger than 3.175 Downhole
brazing to attach thermocouples to a stainless mm (0.125”). Our 4.0 mm cable (0.160”) is based on Gauges
steel instrumentation line. It’s extremely difficult to Slickline sizing, and our stainless steel wall thickness and
consistently make corrosion-proof joints. is 0.762 mm (0.030”), compared to 0.584 mm (0.019”). Carriers
And, our tensile operating strength is 2,140 lbs which
BCP G roup has invented a manufacturing process
is more than twice is much as 1/8” MICA cable. Crush
at our tube mill manufacturing facility in Calgary,
resistance is more than 250% better than 3.175 mm Downhole
Downhole
Canada that results in the thermocouples being
(0.125”) MICA instrumentation lines.
hermetically sealed inside the instrumentation line, Cables
Cables (TEC)(TEC)
which protects them from oxidation and other forms
of contamination.
Splice Free Continuous
Welded Tip Length Manufacturing. BCP
Hermetically Sealed
Group thermocouple cables
Duplex Temperature Points. Thermocouple #2
are made in continuous Cable
Redundancy or Distributed Thermocouple #1
splice free lengths of
Spacing. BCP G roup can install Protectors
MICA FREE up to 4,000 meters. In
a redundant thermocouple
comparison MICA cable
sensor at each measurement
are drawn and usually can
4mm 316L Tube only be made into maximum
backup purposes and result
lengths of 250 meters Wellhead
without requiring splices.
thermocouples can be Pressure
While MICA insulation
spaced apart for distributed
offers excellent temperature
Control
temperature measurement. Thermocouple measurement points can
be redundant or spaced apart inside the ratings, it is susceptible to
same TEC. moisture wicking and can be

Pump Down / Pull Through

System Advantage. Because
especially when creating Surface
reliable surface terminations. Electronics
BCPGroup thermocouples
Excess humidity can lead to sensor failures, and MICA
are not externally attached, there is no change to the
outside diameter of the instrumentation cable. This
poor brazing technique or even bending of the armor of
is convenient when deploying pump down bundles
MICA cables cause attenuation, resulting in early failures
or inaccurate / drifting temperature readings.
measurement points in smaller-diameter, coiled
tubing strings. Accessories
BCPGroup thermocouple systems use a special form of

Filler/Safe-Handling Section. Thermocouples are

operating temperature of nearly 300˚C/572˚F. It’s easy to
typically installed in bundles or attached to strength
membrane for pump down purposes. To avoid damage
termination, making our solution quicker to deploy and
from handling or banding, BCPGroup has developed a
1- to 2-m or 4- to 6-ft safe handling section at the end of
our instrumentation cable, greatly reducing any wear or
tear while pulling instrumentation bundles into
coiled tubing.

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 285ºC (545ºF) Type K Thermocouples

One-Stop TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Manufacturing
Metal
jacket
Material Stainless steel 316L or
Incoloy 825
ORDERING INFORMATION
Outside diameter 4 mm/0.160” (1)
Product Part Number
Wall thickness 0.76 mm/0.030”
Downhole Surface Seam Gas tungsten arc weld 285°C Inconel CALL
Gauges finish Thermocouple Cable
and
Weld quality (2) Eddy inspection
Carriers Wooden Reel CALL
Insulation Material PFA (48” x 18” x 30”)
Diameter 2.413 mm/0.095”
Long Term Operating Temperature 285°C/545°F Wooden Reel CALL
Downhole
Downhole Short Term Maximum Temperature 300°C/572°F (3) (48” x 29” x 36”)

Cables
Cables (TEC)(TEC) Color Red and Yellow
Heat Treated CALL
Core Alumel x 2 4 x 24 AWG stranded
Chromel x 2
Conductor DC resistance 1,532 Ω/1,000 ft at 20°C Protective End Caps CALL
Return Loop (Red + Yellow)
¼” MNPT Bored Through CALL
Armor DC resistance 22.5 Ω/1,000 ft
Cable 4mm Compression Fitting
Operating voltage 1 V DC
Protectors Weight 0.051 lb/ft ½” MNPT Bored Through CALL
Mechanical Breaking tension 2,140 lbs 4mm Compression Fitting
Yield tension 1,300 lbs
Spare Front and Back CALL
Crush Rating (4) 10,000 lbs
Ferrules 4mm
Wellhead Yield tension 1,300 lbs

Pressure
Control
(3) Cannot exceed 300°C. Call BCPGroup for additional information.

(4) UL2225.

Surface
Electronics

Accessories

Reliability Source the

Value Complete System ECU

Cost from BCPGroup USA

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