First downhole application of distributed acoustic sensing for hydraulic-fracturing monitoring and diagnostics

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-38

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

^a Shell   (Canada)

^b QinetiQ OptaSense   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING; BACKSCATTERED LIGHT; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONS; FIBER-OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; FRACTURE STIMULATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

ACOUSTIC IMAGERY; BACKSCATTER; DRILLING; FIBER OPTICS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GAS WELL; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SIGNAL; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84860710428     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/140561-PA     Document Type: Conference Paper

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