Test Results of Active Thermometry Technology Using a Distributed Temperature Measurement System

Abstract

One of the most important tasks when developing oil fields with horizontal or directional wells is the inflow distribution monitoring along the wellbore. Possible irregularities in the inflow are primarily associated with heterogeneity in the filtration distribution and capacitive properties along the wellbore, unevenness in the depression distribution, possible overfilling of the wellbore, partial or complete blockage of sand filters by mechanical impurities or clay material, imperfect development of the wells (when part of the mud cake remains on the wall of the well), gradual clogging of the bottomhole zone pores, water breakthroughs and gas outs, or other reasons. Inflow profile monitoring allows identifying why the well performance has decreased and timely planning and carrying out appropriate geological and technical measures. Also, this information allows timely updating hydrodynamic models of field development to properly make strategic decisions. This paper presents the results of bench tests of a new active thermometry technology using a distributed temperature measurement system