Application of Fiber Optic Thermometry Monitoring in the Control the Formation of Cement Stone in the Well Annulus

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A promising method for monitoring the process of waiting for cement hardening in wells is the use of fiber optic well thermometry or distributed temperature sensing (DTS). The DTS method creates the opportunity to move from post-facto measurements to real-time monitoring with the identification of complicated areas and timely adoption of the necessary design decisions. As a result of the research, the technology for thermometric monitoring of the process of cement stone formation was developed. The purpose of the work was to determine the applicability of practical skills developed over more than 10 years in the field of production geophysical research using the DTS method to solve the applied problem of well construction. It was established that the data obtained from DTS, in addition to solving applied problems (determining the reaction temperature, data on the result of cementing, etc.), made it possible to solve the problems of monitoring the processes occurring in the annulus during the formation of cement stone and create a platform for the further development of technologies for rapid response to identified complicated areas. The results of the work performed can be widely used in monitoring the well construction process, and are also of interest from the point of view of further development, both from a technological point of view and methodologically.

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fiber optic monitoringfiber optic systemswell annuluscementing controldistributed temperature sensingwaiting for cement hardening

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Published
28 June 2024
Issue date
28 June 2024
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Vol. 24, No. 2 (2024)
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