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LOW FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING

  • US 20170260842A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2017
  • Published: 09/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process for monitoring hydrocarbon production where the process comprises:

  • a) installing one or more fiber optic cables along a wellbore in a hydrocarbon formation;

    b) installing one or more interrogators on at least one fiber optic cable;

    c) interrogating at least one fiber optic cable with an interrogation signal;

    d) obtaining one or more datasets from the interrogator;

    e) converting one or more datasets from the interrogator into a continuous record;

    f) transforming the continuous record with a low-pass filter to 1-50 milliHz while down sampling the data into a transformed well signal;

    g) interpreting the transformed well signal; and

    h) improving hydrocarbon production from said hydrocarbon formation.

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