First downhole application of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for hydraulic fracturing monitoring and diagnostics

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 751-759

  Molenaar, M M ^a   Hill, D J ^b   Webster, P ^a   Fidan, E ^a   Birch, B ^c  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b QinetiQ OptaSense   (Canada)

^c Shell International E and P   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; NATURAL GAS WELL COMPLETION; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHALE GAS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; TIGHT GAS; WELL STIMULATION;

ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING; BACKSCATTERED LIGHT; FRACTURE STIMULATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS; SECURITY INDUSTRY; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; WELL PRODUCTIVITY;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 79959383532     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/140561-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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