Fluid distribution determination and optimization with real time temperature measurement
First Claim
1. A method of determining fluid distribution along a wellbore, the method comprising the steps of:
- monitoring a temperature distribution along the wellbore in real time; and
determining in real time the fluid distribution along the wellbore using the temperature distribution.
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Abstract
Fluid distribution determination and optimization using real time temperature measurements. A method of determining fluid or flow rate distribution along a wellbore includes the steps of: monitoring a temperature distribution along the wellbore in real time; and determining in real time the fluid or flow rate distribution along the wellbore using the temperature distribution. A method of optimizing fluid or flow rate distribution includes the steps of: predicting in real time the fluid or flow rate distribution along the wellbore; comparing the predicted fluid or flow rate distribution to a desired fluid or flow rate distribution; and modifying aspects of a wellbore operation in real time as needed to minimize any deviations between the predicted and desired fluid or flow rate distributions.
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1. A method of determining fluid distribution along a wellbore, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a temperature distribution along the wellbore in real time; and determining in real time the fluid distribution along the wellbore using the temperature distribution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of optimizing fluid distribution along a wellbore, the method comprising the steps of:
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predicting in real time the fluid distribution along the wellbore; comparing the predicted fluid distribution to a desired fluid distribution; and modifying aspects of a wellbore operation in real time as needed to minimize any deviations between the predicted and desired fluid distributions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of determining fluid distribution along a wellbore, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting a fluid distribution to a model; predicting temperature distribution along the wellbore using the model; monitoring temperature distribution along the wellbore in real time; and modifying the fluid distribution based on a comparison between the predicted temperature distribution and the monitored temperature distribution. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of determining flow rate distribution along a wellbore, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a temperature distribution along the wellbore in real time; and determining in real time the flow rate distribution along the wellbore using the temperature distribution. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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