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

Yilin Wang, Zhuoping Wu () and Fuyong Wang
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Yilin Wang: Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Zhuoping Wu: China Institute of Communications, Beijing 100026, China
Fuyong Wang: Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-20

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: fiber optic; distributed fiber optic temperature sensor; distributed fiber optic acoustic sensor; distributed fiber optic stress sensor; hydraulic fracturing; production monitoring (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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