Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Monitoring of steam injection
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Application No.: US15031573Application Date: 2014-11-04
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Publication No.: US10221681B2Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Magnus McEwen-King , David Hill
- Applicant: OPTASENSE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB
- Assignee: OPTASENSE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- Current Assignee: OPTASENSE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Priority: GB1319553.2 20131105
- International Application: PCT/GB2014/053273 WO 20141104
- International Announcement: WO2015/067931 WO 20150514
- Main IPC: E21B47/12
- IPC: E21B47/12 ; E21B43/24 ; E21B47/06

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for monitoring steam injection in a steam assisted well are disclosed. The method involves obtaining a first temperature profile of a well by performing distributed temperature sensing on a first fiber optic. The method also obtains a second temperature profile of the well by interrogating a second fiber optic to provide distributed sensing of temperature variations. Interrogating the second fiber optic comprises repeatedly launching interrogations of one or more pulses of coherent radiation into said second fiber optic, detecting any radiation which is Rayleigh backscattered from each interrogation and analyzing the detected backscattered radiation to detect any variation between interrogations due to temperature variation. The method combines said first and second temperature profiles to provide a steam injection profile. The method may also involve determining an acoustic profile of the well through distributed acoustic sensing. Measurements from a small number of downwell point temperature and pressure sensors may also be used to determine the steam injection profile.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160251957A1 Monitoring of Steam Injection Public/Granted day:2016-09-01
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