RSCC Wire & Cable, Downhole Metal Clad business segment, will be showcasing its new Safety-TEC ™ cables at ADIPEC 2015. Safety-TEC ensures safe stripping of tube encapsulated (TEC) cable jackets when installing permanent downhole cable (PDC) in oil and gas drilling applications.
These TEC cables are manufactured with materials that can meet a wide range of performance specifications, including copper or plated conductors (tin and nickel); low- or high-temperature insulations (polypropylene or fluoropolymer); stainless or nickel alloy armor; and a full range of low- or high-performance encapsulations (polypropylene, fluoropolymers, or high-performance elastomers).
Drilling equipment engineers who are installing cables in the field are able to use a ripcord that allows the safe removal of the jacket without the use of a knife and without compromising the integrity of the materials specified for the encapsulating jacket. Cable jacketing materials are available for 150°C and 200°C versions, depending on operating temperature requirements.