High resolution, real-time casing strain imaging for reservoir and well integrity monitoring: Demonstration of monitoring capability in a field installation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages 3802-3816

  Pearce, J G ^a   Rambow, F H K ^a   Shroyer, W ^a   Huckabee, P ^a   De Jongh, H ^b   Dria, D E ^a   Childers, B A ^b   Hall, T S ^b   Dominique, T ^b  

^a Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America   (United States)

^b Shell Exploration and Production ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED BOUNDARIES; CASING DEFORMATION; CASING PRESSURE; CASING STRINGS; CEMENTING OPERATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSOR; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; FAULT MOVEMENT; GAS WELL; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INTEGRITY MONITORING; MEASURED DEPTHS; MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION; MONITORING CAPABILITIES; OPTIC STRAIN; OVALIZATION; PRESSURE CHANGE; PRESSURE DEPLETION; PRODUCTION CASINGS; PRODUCTION OPERATIONS; PRODUCTION WELLS; SEISMIC MONITORING; SINGLE FIBER; STRAIN ANISOTROPIES; STRAIN IMAGING; STRAIN MONITORING; STRESS ARCHING; TRANSIT TIME; VERTICAL STRAIN; WELL CONSTRUCTIONS;

ANISOTROPY; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; COMPOSITE BRIDGES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; GAGES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDROCARBONS; MONITORING; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; SEISMOLOGY; SENSORS; STRESS ANALYSIS; WATER INJECTION; WELL STIMULATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 78349294906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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