Has any tensile strength tests have been done on the WDP and the suitability for Testing operations (contrary, we drill with pipes in compression)?
A. The wiring modifications do not affect the tensile strength of the pipe itself. We designed the armored coax to fail at approximately the strain at which the pipe yields. Depending on the grade of pipe, this failure strain may be somewhat before or somewhat after the yield strain of the pipe. Prior to tensile failure of the coax, some (permanent) plastic deformation may be sustained by the cable.
