Unconventional Oil-Gas Development Accelerates, Coiled Tubing Integrated Sensing Optical Cable Becomes Standard Well Monitoring Equipment

Policies boost unconventional energy exploitation including shale gas, coalbed methane and geothermal resources. Oil operators require 24/7 real-time monitoring of downhole temperature, pressure and deformation. Traditional split monitoring cables suffer difficult installation and severe signal loss, incompatible with repeated coiled tubing operations.

Integrated steel tube optical cables combine single fiber sensor and stainless steel tube sheath, realizing fluid delivery and data acquisition in one cable. The product resists extrusion and underground corrosion with zero long-distance signal attenuation. Compatible with fracturing, logging and downhole heating, its global tender order volume rose 41% year-on-year in H1 2026, turning into standard monitoring cable for unconventional energy projects.