Research Progress of Applying Distributed Fiber Optic Measurement Technology in Hydraulic Fracturing and Production Monitoring

With the exploration and development of unconventional oil and gas resources, downhole environmental monitoring and data-analysis technologies are becoming more and more important. Distributed fiber optic measurement technology, as a new monitoring technology to obtain accurate data, has a wide rang...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2022-10, Vol.15 (20), p.7519
Main Authors: Wang, Yilin, Wu, Zhuoping, Wang, Fuyong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data processing
distributed fiber optic acoustic sensor
distributed fiber optic stress sensor
distributed fiber optic temperature sensor
Environmental monitoring
fiber optic
Fiber optic measurement
Fiber optics
Flow profiles
Fluid flow
Hydraulic fracturing
Lasers
Light
Measurement techniques
Methods
Microseisms
Oil exploration
Oil wells
Petroleum mining
Principles
production monitoring
Sensors
Technical services
Technology
Technology application
Temperature sensors
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Summary:With the exploration and development of unconventional oil and gas resources, downhole environmental monitoring and data-analysis technologies are becoming more and more important. Distributed fiber optic measurement technology, as a new monitoring technology to obtain accurate data, has a wide range of applications in hydraulic fracturing and production monitoring. It mainly includes: distributed fiber optic temperature sensors (DTSs) to monitor gas lift, identify in-flow fluid types, interpret flow profiles and monitor production enhancement operations; distributed fiber optic acoustic sensors (DASs) to monitor low frequency strain and microseismic and hydraulic fracturing operations; and distributed fiber optic stress sensors (DSSs) to characterize fractures in the near-well area, which have been well applied in the field. This paper describes the current application status of DASs and DSSs in hydraulic fracturing and production monitoring, respectively, from the principle of distributed fiber optic measurement technology. It also points out the limitations of these measurement technologies and the direction of future development. Distributed fiber optic measurement technology has been making technical breakthroughs in recent years, providing strong technical support for the development of unconventional oil and gas resources.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en15207519