Abstract
A giant carbonate field offshore is being redeveloped using extended-reach horizontal laterals, up to more than 20,000 ft. with open-hole un-cemented liners, drilled from artificial islands. Previously, SPE171800 introduced an innovative Limited-Entry Liner (LEL) design that enables high rate aggressive stimulation of these wells by bullheading. These wells provide significant profitability in unit development cost, though it is critical to effectively stimulate the entirety of the long laterals to maximize reservoir recovery. Recently, Sau et al. 2019 presented our first application of real-time fiber optic surveillance during the successful stimulation of a water injection well with a 12,000 ft LEL lateral section. Fiber optic distributed temperature and distributed acoustic sensing (DTS/DAS) data were collected. Qualitative analysis of the real-time data were compared with a subsequent production logging tool (PLT) to confirm the effectiveness of the LEL completion and also the validity of the real-time fiber optic data.
This current paper describes the detailed analysis of the DTS/DAS dataset collected and the information that can be extracted from it regarding the effectiveness of the well stimulation. Also presented here is how DTS/DAS can be used to monitor the completion performance during injection; quantitative DTS/DAS analysis provides detailed insight into the acid volume injection into each compartment as well as post-stimulation water injection profile over time and at different injection rates. Recommendations are made regarding how to use the data from future DTS/DAS enabled stimulation jobs to extract the most value from real-time measurements and how permanently installed fiber optic DTS/DAS systems can be used to monitor the health and performance of such extended-reach injection wells.
