Evaluating a concept of using distributed optical fiber temperature and strain sensor for continuous monitoring of casing and completion mechanical deformation in intelligent wells

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 426-442

  Li, X ^a   Parker, Tom ^b   Farhadiroushan, Mahmoud ^b   Blacklaw, David ^c  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b Sensornet Ltd   (United States)

^c Wood Group Production Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; MONITORING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL FIBERS; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; STRAIN GAGES; WELL COMPLETION;

COMPRESSIONAL STRAIN; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; CROSS-SECTIONAL DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MONITORING; DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL FIBER; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION; TEMPERATURE AND STRAIN SENSOR;

INTELLIGENT WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84896998837     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/16285-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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