Intelligent Distributed Acoustic Sensing for In-well Monitoring

摘要

Inflow control valves (ICVs) and inflow control devices (ICDs) can enable optimization of the production and injection profile along the wellbore. The ICVs are operated to increase hydrocarbon recovery and prevent unwanted fluid production. The ICVs are operated to optimize the production profile in multilateral zones. Although the operation of these devices is well understood, the optimization of these devices in situ is complex. The real-time monitoring of fluid flow along the wellbore can provide valuable information, which can then be used to set the positions of the ICVs and optimize the fluid flow in multilateral zones. In the water injector, the flow profile across ICD zones can be monitored in real-time while adjusting the surface choke.