Monday, August 07

08:00 - 17:00
Training Course: Design of Fiber-Optic DTS and DAS Well Installations
Ticketed Event
Instructor(s) Bill Shroyer; Dr. Dennis Dria

This one-day training event introduces completion, production, surveillance and reservoir engineers to the design of fiber-optic DTS (distributed temperature sensing) and DAS (distributed acoustic sensing) well installations.  A basic understanding of the principles and benefits of DTS, DAS and surveillance monitoring technology in general is assumed.

Upon completion of this course, participants will have an understanding of:

Technical and economic factors that influence the selection and justification for installing DAS/DTS systems in specific well types.

Completion and monitoring components needed to deliver a DAS/DTS-monitored well.

Installation and commissioning operations.

The first segment of the training covers the background and procedures for selecting candidate wells for DAS and DTS monitoring and for selecting specific monitoring options such as DTS, DAS and pressure gauges. A brief set of examples and exercises will illustrate the cost-benefit analysis one may employ during the selection and planning phases.

The second training segment addresses the completion components, installation equipment and processes, and the commissioning and start-up procedures needed to install and operate a fiber-optic monitoring system. Several well configurations will be considered, including offshore (dry tree), onshore oil and unconventional gas, thermal, and injection wells.

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17:30 - 18:30

Tuesday, August 08

07:00 - 08:00
08:00 - 09:30
Session 1: Keynote Presentation - Sensing the Energy Future
Speaker(s) Kyle Haustveit, Devon Energy Ventures

Sensing the Energy Future           

This Keynote Address will focus on the value that fiber-optic sensing currently brings to the economic development and production of subsurface energy reserves and outline its role in driving energy addition. Discussion will illustrate and emphasize how recent and continuing technological advances have poised fiber-optic sensing to become even more prominent in optimizing current reserve recovery as well as lower-carbon energy development.

09:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:30
Session 2: Seismic Applications - New Methods and Technology
Session Chairpersons Baishali Roy, ConocoPhillips; Jackson Haffener, Devon Energy

Over the last few years there has been significant DAS data quality improvements for seismic applications through advances in both fiber and interrogator technologies, as well as new processing techniques. This session will explore hardware and processing advancements to seismic applications, particularly through the use of novel interrogator configurations, engineered sensing fiber and fit-for-purpose cable designs.

Presentations

  • Some Chevron Deepwater DAS VSP Learnings 2021-2023Scott Baker, Chevron      
  • Conductive Fracture Imaging (CFI) of Microseismic Reflection Data Recorded by Multiple DAS Arrays - Anton Reshetnikov, Reservoir Imaging Solutions (RIS)
  • Deep Learning-Driven Waveform Inversion of Walkaway DAS VSP Data - Vladimir Kazei, Saudi Aramco
11:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:30
Session 3: Integrity, Flow Assurance, and Pipeline Monitoring
Session Chairpersons Jyotsna Sharma, Louisiana State University; Doug Norton, AFL; Pierre Ramondenc, SLB

Incidents involving pipelines have raised awareness of the need for better methods to prevent and mitigate potential problems related to the transportation of hydrocarbons.  With the current focus placed on CCUS, the industry also needs to evaluate robust surveillance technologies and strategies to ensure the integrity of installations and proper sequestration.  The adoption of distributed fiber optic sensing technologies to monitor wellbores, pipelines, flowlines, and facilities can provide solutions and improve public perceptions.  This session explores case histories, lessons learned, and the solutions to asset integrity and flow assurance issues in the upstream and midstream markets.  These issues include the impact of installation practice on performance, event detection challenges and tradeoffs, and new features and capabilities.

Presentations

  • Real-time Downhole Monitoring Using DAS: A promising Technology for Leak Detection and Well Integrity - Aurélien Cherubini, Febus            
  • Annuli Liquid-Level Monitoring Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Data - Kjetil Haavik, Equinor     
  • Long-Term Well Integrity Monitoring in A Gas Hydrate Study Site with Distributed Temperature Sensing - Ge Jin, Colorado School of Mines   
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:30
Session 4: Lower Carbon Applications (CCUS and Geothermal)
Session Chairpersons Richard Temple, Chevron; Pierre-Francois Roux, Baker Hughes

The energy transition involves many different technologies – from Geological Carbon Storage to geothermal and renewable energies. Common to all these technologies is the need to provide monitoring solutions, in order to ensure safe and efficient operations. Distributed sensing has already proven extremely valuable for CCS with numerous examples of 4D VSP acquired with fiber in projects worldwide (CO2CRC in Otway, Australia, SECARB in Citronelle, AL, USA, Aquistore, Canada), as well as (micro) seismic monitoring for geothermal (Forge). Other applications, such as strain and temperature monitoring, are also very promising. This session will cover case histories in the broad context of energy transition, and will seek to demonstrate how distributed sensing can support the energy transition.

Presentations

  • Monitoring of Next-Generation Geothermal Systems with Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing - Aleksei Titov, Fervo Energy          
  • Novel DAS Active and Passive Seismic Monitoring Concepts for CCUS - Samantha Grandi, Shell
  • A Comparison of Straight and Helically wound Optical Fibre for DAS Monitoring of the Geological Storage of CO2 - Brendan Kolkman-Quinn, Carbon Management Canada  
16:30 - 17:30

Wednesday, August 09

07:00 - 08:00
08:00 - 09:30
Session 5: Emerging Applications and Technologies
Session Chairpersons Bill Shroyer, SageRider; Ge Jin, Colorado School of Mines; Richard Tøndel, Equinor

This session aims to showcase new optical sensing technologies and methodologies, whether specifically designed for E&P or coming from other industries. Whether emerging or enabling, a special focus will be placed on demonstrating how the implementation of those technologies can bring significant value to fiber-optic deployment and its use, and how they can unlock new applications for reservoir surveillance, operations evaluation, and well interventions. The session will also illustrate how integration of various types of measurements can be leveraged to improve the economics and lower the risks of O&G operations.

Presentation

  • Towards Integrated Fiber Optic Distributed Acoustic and Magnetic Sensing: Theory, Simulation and Observation - Eileen Martin, Colorado School of Mines
  • Shape Sensing Application Based on High Precision RFS and Application for Surface Seismic - Kinzo Kishida, Neubrex
  • Hollow Core Optical Fibers for CO2 Distributed Gas Sensing - Allan Chang, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 12:00
Session 6: Stimulation Diagnostics
Session Chairpersons Gustavo Ugueto, Shell; Faraaz Adil, Halliburton

This session will present examples of stimulation monitoring using distributed sensing methods utilizing fiber optic sensing. These diagnostics are critical for evaluating completion effectiveness and cross well interactions on well pads with multiple treatment intervals and multiple wells. Inflow distributions are also presented to illustrate relative flow contributions from each interval, and within intervals, and the dynamic flow behavior with time.  This session will also focus on decision making that leads to optimized completions/asset development.

Presentations

  • Plug and Perf Treatment Design Optimization using Fiber Optic Interpretation and Integration - Addressing the Stimulation Efficiency Effectiveness Balance - Gustavo Ugueto, Shell
  • Fracture Height Quantification from Fiber Measurements - Kan Wu, Texas A&M University
  • Hydraulic Fracture Fluid Distribution Uniformity: Why Do In-Well DAS and Perf Imaging Analysis Not Align? - Kyle Friehauf, Conoco Phillips
  • Rapid Characterization of Hydraulic Fracture Geometry Using Cross-well Low-Frequency DAS - Smith Leggett, Texas Tech University
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
Session 7: Distributed Fiber Optic (DFO) Sensing Applications, Deployment Methods and Technology Advancements - Onshore and Offshore
Session Chairpersons Don Craig, BP; Brian Seabrook, Exxon Mobil

Distributed fiber optic sensing has been used in the oil & gas industry for over 20 years for in-well, reservoir, facilities and pipeline applications.  Increasing adoption of this sensing technology has brought forward newly discovered value cases as well as challenges associated with installation of permanently deployed DFO systems.  This session will focus on sharing value of information (VOI) success stories, new and improved DFO deployment methodologies or other related DFO technology advances.

Presentations

  • Of the Value of Fiber-Optic Sensing: Some QaQc ConsiderationsJoel Le Calvez, SLB
  • A Numerical Model for Analyzing Mechanical Slippage Effect on Cross-Well Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Measurements During Fracturing - Ge Jin, Colorado School of Mines
  • Fiber Optic Surveys to Locate Reservoir Containment Breaches - Annabel Green, Well-SENSE
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 17:00
Session 8: Production and Injection Profiling/Flow Monitoring
Session Chairpersons John Lovell, MicroSilicon; Jeff App, Chevron; Kyle Friehauf, ConocoPhillips

With increasing use of distributed sensing over the past decade, previously available qualitative observations are now being transformed into quantified measures such as rates, distances and phase distribution. This session will let colleagues share and discuss leading work in quantitative interpretation solutions for measurements in the pipe, well and near wellbore.

Presentations

  • Monitoring Gas Migration in a Wellbore using DAS, DSS, and DTS - Jyotsna Sharma, Louisiana State University
  • Application of Fiber Optics for Monitoring Multi-Phase Flow in Unconventional Wells - Julian Drew, Halliburton
  • Characterization of Two-phase Slug Flow using Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Horizontal Pipes - Sharifah Ali, Colorado School of Mines