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- reservoir layer pressures can be measured using a wireline logging tool. This information is used by reservoir engineers to characterize the particular reservoir. However, once the well is completed and placed into production, the reservoir pressures change with time due to depletion of the reservoir intervals as a result of production. During production, reservoir layer pressures cannot be measured using a wireline logging tool.
- the present invention relates to a method for determining reservoir properties, including pressure, in a flowing well.
- the present invention provides a technique for monitoring a well.
- the technique utilizes deployment of a sensor system along the wellbore but outside the commingled flow region of the wellbore.
- the sensor system directly measures a reservoir property while the well is flowing during production. The measured property can be used to determine and to evaluate production and other well-related characteristics.
- FIG. 1 is an elevation view of a reservoir having a wellbore and a sensor system, according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the wellbore illustrated in FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a graphical representation of a reservoir property measured by the sensor system, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of downhole equipment incorporating a sensor system, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view similar to that of FIG. 4 but showing the downhole equipment positioned in a gravel pack, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the present invention relates to a technique for monitoring a well.
- a sensor system is deployed along a wellbore at or outside of a wellbore periphery, e.g. a wellbore wall defined by the original borehole or a surrounding surface of a gravel pack.
- the sensor system is deployed outside of a commingled flow region of the wellbore. This enables the direct detection and monitoring of a reservoir property via the sensor system while the well is producing.
- individual layer reservoir pressures are directly measured in a multi-layered reservoir while the well is flowing.
- the direct pressure measurement is achieved by measuring the Joule-Thomson warming or cooling of a well fluid, e.g. oil or gas, caused by the pressure drop resulting from flow of the well fluid from the reservoir boundaries to the edge of the wellbore.
- temperature sensors may be installed in the well and attached to or adjacent to the flowing reservoir sand face to measure the inflowing Joule-Thomson temperature rather than the wellbore flowing fluid mixture temperature.
- the difference between the inflowing Joule-Thomson temperature and the geothermal temperature of the reservoir at each point or reservoir layer is directly related to the difference between the flowing well pressure and the far reservoir pressure.
- reservoir pressure in individual reservoir layers can be measured with, for example, a wireline formation pressure measuring tool before the well is cased and completed. This technique and the initially measured pressure can be used to establish the geothermal temperature of the reservoir at its various layers. However, once the well is put into production, the wireline formation pressure measuring tool technique can no longer be used to directly measure individual reservoir layer pressures.
- the non-flowing geothermal temperature of a given reservoir interval or layer remains constant. Accordingly, once this geothermal temperature is known, it can be used to determine relative temperature changes, and thus pressure drops, at various layers within the reservoir interval via the sensor system.
- the pressure drop resulting as fluid flows from the far reservoir into the wellbore causes the well fluid, e.g. oil or gas, to warm or cool according to the well defined Joule-Thomson relationship.
- Placement of the sensor system in close proximity to or outside the wellbore periphery enables the temperature sensor system to measure this inflowing Joule- Thomson temperature rather than the wellbore commingled flow temperature.
- the flowing reservoir pressures are directly determined from this relative temperature change. Over time, the cumulative changes in temperature allow the reservoir engineer to directly monitor changes in individual reservoir layer pressures and the corresponding depletion of the reservoir.
- a well system 20 comprises a well assembly 22 disposed in a well 24 having a wellbore 26 drilled into a reservoir 28 .
- Reservoir 28 may hold desirable production fluids, such as oil or gas.
- Well assembly 22 extends downwardly into wellbore 26 from, for example, a wellhead 30 that may be positioned along a surface 32 , such as the surface of the earth or a seabed floor.
- the wellbore 26 may be formed as a vertical wellbore or a deviated wellbore.
- well assembly 22 comprises a tubular structure 34 , such as a well casing positioned against the periphery 36 of wellbore 26 as defined by the surrounding sand face.
- tubular structure 34 may be a sand screen assembly positioned against periphery 36 of wellbore 26 as defined by a surrounding gravel pack.
- Tubular structure 34 also may comprise other types of well equipment utilized in a producing well application and positioned proximate the periphery of the surrounding wellbore.
- the illustrated tubular structure 34 comprises a recess 38 into which a sensor system 40 is positioned, as further illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- Sensor system 40 may comprise one or more sensor lines 42 that extend along tubular structure 34 through at least the desired reservoir interval.
- the sensor lines may be designed to measure a desired reservoir parameter, e.g. temperature, on a multi-point or distributed basis along the desired reservoir interval.
- Recess 38 or other suitable mounting mechanisms, can be used to hold the sensor lines 42 at or outside periphery 36 of wellbore 26 to enable direct determination of the reservoir parameter without being exposed to commingled fluid flow through an interior 43 of tubular structure 34 .
- the sensor lines 42 may be coupled to an appropriate control system 44 , such as a computer-based control system positioned at the surface or other suitable location, to collect, store and/or interpret data received from sensor lines 42 .
- sensor system 40 may be a temperature sensor system comprising a variety of temperature sensors, such as electrical temperature sensors, thermocouples, or optical fibers.
- sensor system 40 comprises a fiber optic distributed sensor system in which sensor lines 42 are optical fibers able to make continuous temperature measurement along the reservoir.
- the optical fibers may be encapsulated and held in close proximity to the periphery 36 of wellbore 26 so as to enable measurement of the inflowing Joule-Thomson warmed/cooled well fluid temperature.
- a graphical representation is provided that illustrates the ability of sensor system 40 to accurately measure a reservoir parameter, such as temperature.
- a geothermal temperature gradient 46 is initially established across a plurality of permeable reservoir layers 48 .
- reservoir layers 48 are in a multi-layered sandstone reservoir containing hydrocarbon-based fluids.
- the geothermal temperature gradient 46 can be determined from the reservoir layer pressures initially obtained by, for example, use of a wireline formation pressure measuring tool before the well is cased and completed.
- the sensor lines 42 measure and monitor changes in the Joule-Thomson temperature relative to the initial geothermal temperature gradient along reservoir layers 48 as indicated by graph line 50 .
- the change in measured temperature occurring outside the commingled fluid flow directly indicates pressure changes due to the levels of depletion of well 24 along reservoir layers 48 .
- the reservoir pressure at a given point in time for a given reservoir layer or location along wellbore 26 is obtained by multiplying the measured change in temperature by the Joule-Thomson coefficient for the particular fluid flowing from the reservoir. Joule-Thomson coefficients have been established for a variety of production fluids and are readily obtained, as known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
- tubular structure 34 comprises a sand screen assembly 52 that may be positioned within a gravel pack.
- sand screen assembly 52 may comprise a shunt-tube sand screen assembly.
- sand screen assembly 52 comprises a tubular screen 54 surrounded by a protective cover 56 .
- a variety of components may be positioned between screen 54 and protective cover 56 , such as shunt tubes 58 and gravel packing tubes 60 .
- recess 38 is formed in the exterior of protective cover 56 to hold sensor lines 42 at or outside the surrounding periphery 36 defined by a gravel pack 62 around screen 54 .
- the gravel pack 62 also can be introduced into the interior of protective cover 56 to place sensor lines 42 outside of wellbore periphery 36 as defined by the gravel pack 62 .
- the sensor lines 42 are positioned outside of the commingled fluid flow that moves through an interior 64 of screen 54 during production.
- sensor system 40 comprises a distributed temperature sensing system utilizing one or more optical fibers 66 held in recess 38 by, for example, an encapsulant or other appropriate mechanism able to secure the optical fibers 66 in recess 38 .
- the effect of forming gravel pack 62 in well 24 is to fill the space between the original wellbore and screen 54 with gravel.
- the gravel is packed and filled with reservoir fines once the well flows, thus causing the gravel pack to behave in the same manner as the reservoir itself.
- the sensors e.g. optical fibers 66 , are effectively installed outside of the commingled well fluid flow along the interior 64 of screen 54 .
- sensor system 40 also can be used to determine the state, i.e. the effectiveness, of the gravel pack 62 .
- the measured temperature normally reflects the Joule-Thomson inflowing temperature rather than the commingled flow temperature.
- the output from sensor lines 42 provides an indication of the effectiveness of the gravel pack.
- the Joule-Thomson temperature effect described above would not be evident in the poorly packed intervals.
- the inflowing fluid from the reservoir mixes or commingles with the flow from below in the annulus surrounding the sand screen.
- the data output from an ineffective gravel pack may resemble a thermal model mixture flowing temperature rather than a Joule-Thomson inflow temperature.
- sensor lines 42 are able to measure a true Joule-Thomson temperature which is interpreted from the data output by sensor lines 42 to control system 44 .
- sensor lines 42 can be installed on the outside of a cased and cemented reservoir interval provided care is taken not to perforate the sensor lines when the casing itself is perforated to enable flow from the surrounding formation.
- sensors including individual point sensors and distributed sensors, can be placed outside the commingled flow at or outside of wellbore periphery 36 .
- the sensor system 40 can also be utilized in other types of well applications and/or to directly determine other reservoir properties.
- the placement of the sensors outside the commingled flow enables direct determination of reservoir properties, e.g. direct determination of reservoir layer pressure by detecting the Joule-Thomson temperature changes. Accordingly, the determination and monitoring of reservoir properties can be achieved more accurately without inferring property values from modeling techniques or other indirect observation.
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A technique facilitates monitoring a reservoir property in a flowing well (22). The technique utilizes deployment of a sensor system (42,66) along the wellbore outside of a wellbore commingled flow region. The sensor system is utilized while the well is flowing during production, and the measured formation property can be used to determine/evaluate production and other well characteristics.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- In a new, un-completed well, reservoir layer pressures can be measured using a wireline logging tool. This information is used by reservoir engineers to characterize the particular reservoir. However, once the well is completed and placed into production, the reservoir pressures change with time due to depletion of the reservoir intervals as a result of production. During production, reservoir layer pressures cannot be measured using a wireline logging tool. The present invention relates to a method for determining reservoir properties, including pressure, in a flowing well.
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- Attempts have been made to calculate individual reservoir layer pressures in a flowing well by measuring a wellbore producing temperature profile obtained from the flowing production fluid within the wellbore. A thermal model is then used to estimate reservoir layer pressures required to produce the measured temperature profile. This method, however, relies on indirect measurement of individual reservoir layer pressures based on output from the thermal model.
- In general, the present invention provides a technique for monitoring a well. The technique utilizes deployment of a sensor system along the wellbore but outside the commingled flow region of the wellbore. The sensor system directly measures a reservoir property while the well is flowing during production. The measured property can be used to determine and to evaluate production and other well-related characteristics.
- Certain embodiments of the invention will hereafter be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like elements, and:
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FIG. 1 is an elevation view of a reservoir having a wellbore and a sensor system, according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the wellbore illustrated inFIG. 1 , according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a graphical representation of a reservoir property measured by the sensor system, according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of downhole equipment incorporating a sensor system, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view similar to that ofFIG. 4 but showing the downhole equipment positioned in a gravel pack, according to an embodiment of the present invention. - In the following description, numerous details are set forth to provide an understanding of the present invention. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these details and that numerous variations or modifications from the described embodiments may be possible.
- The present invention relates to a technique for monitoring a well. Generally, a sensor system is deployed along a wellbore at or outside of a wellbore periphery, e.g. a wellbore wall defined by the original borehole or a surrounding surface of a gravel pack. In other words, the sensor system is deployed outside of a commingled flow region of the wellbore. This enables the direct detection and monitoring of a reservoir property via the sensor system while the well is producing.
- According to one embodiment, individual layer reservoir pressures are directly measured in a multi-layered reservoir while the well is flowing. The direct pressure measurement is achieved by measuring the Joule-Thomson warming or cooling of a well fluid, e.g. oil or gas, caused by the pressure drop resulting from flow of the well fluid from the reservoir boundaries to the edge of the wellbore. In this embodiment, temperature sensors may be installed in the well and attached to or adjacent to the flowing reservoir sand face to measure the inflowing Joule-Thomson temperature rather than the wellbore flowing fluid mixture temperature. The difference between the inflowing Joule-Thomson temperature and the geothermal temperature of the reservoir at each point or reservoir layer is directly related to the difference between the flowing well pressure and the far reservoir pressure.
- Use of a sensor system outside the wellbore commingled flow region, e.g. at or outside the wellbore periphery, enables the direct measurement of reservoir parameters, e.g. individual reservoir layer pressures, and the monitoring of changes in the parameter over time. Knowledge of individual reservoir layer pressures enables a reservoir engineer to monitor the depletion of the reservoir over time. Initially, reservoir pressure in individual reservoir layers can be measured with, for example, a wireline formation pressure measuring tool before the well is cased and completed. This technique and the initially measured pressure can be used to establish the geothermal temperature of the reservoir at its various layers. However, once the well is put into production, the wireline formation pressure measuring tool technique can no longer be used to directly measure individual reservoir layer pressures.
- The non-flowing geothermal temperature of a given reservoir interval or layer remains constant. Accordingly, once this geothermal temperature is known, it can be used to determine relative temperature changes, and thus pressure drops, at various layers within the reservoir interval via the sensor system. When the well flows, the pressure drop resulting as fluid flows from the far reservoir into the wellbore causes the well fluid, e.g. oil or gas, to warm or cool according to the well defined Joule-Thomson relationship.
- Placement of the sensor system in close proximity to or outside the wellbore periphery enables the temperature sensor system to measure this inflowing Joule- Thomson temperature rather than the wellbore commingled flow temperature. By observing changes in temperature relative to the geothermal value along the wellbore in a flowing reservoir, and by knowing the flowing fluid thermal properties, the flowing reservoir pressures are directly determined from this relative temperature change. Over time, the cumulative changes in temperature allow the reservoir engineer to directly monitor changes in individual reservoir layer pressures and the corresponding depletion of the reservoir.
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FIG. 1 , one embodiment of the system is illustrated. In this embodiment, awell system 20 comprises awell assembly 22 disposed in a well 24 having awellbore 26 drilled into areservoir 28.Reservoir 28 may hold desirable production fluids, such as oil or gas.Well assembly 22 extends downwardly intowellbore 26 from, for example, awellhead 30 that may be positioned along asurface 32, such as the surface of the earth or a seabed floor. Thewellbore 26 may be formed as a vertical wellbore or a deviated wellbore. - In the embodiment illustrated in
FIG. 1 ,well assembly 22 comprises atubular structure 34, such as a well casing positioned against theperiphery 36 ofwellbore 26 as defined by the surrounding sand face. In other embodiments,tubular structure 34 may be a sand screen assembly positioned againstperiphery 36 ofwellbore 26 as defined by a surrounding gravel pack.Tubular structure 34 also may comprise other types of well equipment utilized in a producing well application and positioned proximate the periphery of the surrounding wellbore. - The illustrated
tubular structure 34 comprises arecess 38 into which asensor system 40 is positioned, as further illustrated inFIG. 2 .Sensor system 40 may comprise one ormore sensor lines 42 that extend alongtubular structure 34 through at least the desired reservoir interval. The sensor lines may be designed to measure a desired reservoir parameter, e.g. temperature, on a multi-point or distributed basis along the desired reservoir interval. Recess 38, or other suitable mounting mechanisms, can be used to hold thesensor lines 42 at or outsideperiphery 36 ofwellbore 26 to enable direct determination of the reservoir parameter without being exposed to commingled fluid flow through aninterior 43 oftubular structure 34. Furthermore, thesensor lines 42 may be coupled to anappropriate control system 44, such as a computer-based control system positioned at the surface or other suitable location, to collect, store and/or interpret data received fromsensor lines 42. - By way of example,
sensor system 40 may be a temperature sensor system comprising a variety of temperature sensors, such as electrical temperature sensors, thermocouples, or optical fibers. In many applications,sensor system 40 comprises a fiber optic distributed sensor system in whichsensor lines 42 are optical fibers able to make continuous temperature measurement along the reservoir. The optical fibers may be encapsulated and held in close proximity to theperiphery 36 ofwellbore 26 so as to enable measurement of the inflowing Joule-Thomson warmed/cooled well fluid temperature. - Referring generally to
FIG. 3 , a graphical representation is provided that illustrates the ability ofsensor system 40 to accurately measure a reservoir parameter, such as temperature. As illustrated, ageothermal temperature gradient 46 is initially established across a plurality ofpermeable reservoir layers 48. In this example, reservoir layers 48 are in a multi-layered sandstone reservoir containing hydrocarbon-based fluids. - The
geothermal temperature gradient 46 can be determined from the reservoir layer pressures initially obtained by, for example, use of a wireline formation pressure measuring tool before the well is cased and completed. As the well is flowed over time, thesensor lines 42 measure and monitor changes in the Joule-Thomson temperature relative to the initial geothermal temperature gradient along reservoir layers 48 as indicated bygraph line 50. The change in measured temperature occurring outside the commingled fluid flow directly indicates pressure changes due to the levels of depletion of well 24 along reservoir layers 48. The reservoir pressure at a given point in time for a given reservoir layer or location along wellbore 26 is obtained by multiplying the measured change in temperature by the Joule-Thomson coefficient for the particular fluid flowing from the reservoir. Joule-Thomson coefficients have been established for a variety of production fluids and are readily obtained, as known to those of ordinary skill in the art. - Referring generally to
FIG. 4 , an embodiment of tubular well equipment that can be combined withsensor system 40 is illustrated. In this embodiment,tubular structure 34 comprises asand screen assembly 52 that may be positioned within a gravel pack. By way of specific example,sand screen assembly 52 may comprise a shunt-tube sand screen assembly. As illustrated,sand screen assembly 52 comprises atubular screen 54 surrounded by aprotective cover 56. A variety of components may be positioned betweenscreen 54 andprotective cover 56, such asshunt tubes 58 andgravel packing tubes 60. - In this embodiment,
recess 38 is formed in the exterior ofprotective cover 56 to holdsensor lines 42 at or outside the surroundingperiphery 36 defined by agravel pack 62 aroundscreen 54. In the embodiment as illustrated inFIG. 5 , thegravel pack 62 also can be introduced into the interior ofprotective cover 56 to placesensor lines 42 outside ofwellbore periphery 36 as defined by thegravel pack 62. Thus, thesensor lines 42 are positioned outside of the commingled fluid flow that moves through an interior 64 ofscreen 54 during production. According to one embodiment,sensor system 40 comprises a distributed temperature sensing system utilizing one or moreoptical fibers 66 held inrecess 38 by, for example, an encapsulant or other appropriate mechanism able to secure theoptical fibers 66 inrecess 38. - The effect of forming
gravel pack 62 inwell 24 is to fill the space between the original wellbore andscreen 54 with gravel. The gravel is packed and filled with reservoir fines once the well flows, thus causing the gravel pack to behave in the same manner as the reservoir itself. Accordingly, the sensors, e.g.optical fibers 66, are effectively installed outside of the commingled well fluid flow along the interior 64 ofscreen 54. - In gravel pack applications,
sensor system 40 also can be used to determine the state, i.e. the effectiveness, of thegravel pack 62. Whengravel pack 62 is formed in well 24, the measured temperature normally reflects the Joule-Thomson inflowing temperature rather than the commingled flow temperature. With this knowledge, the output fromsensor lines 42 provides an indication of the effectiveness of the gravel pack. In applications where the gravel pack has been only partially completed, the Joule-Thomson temperature effect described above would not be evident in the poorly packed intervals. The inflowing fluid from the reservoir mixes or commingles with the flow from below in the annulus surrounding the sand screen. The data output from an ineffective gravel pack may resemble a thermal model mixture flowing temperature rather than a Joule-Thomson inflow temperature. With an effective gravel pack, however,sensor lines 42 are able to measure a true Joule-Thomson temperature which is interpreted from the data output bysensor lines 42 to controlsystem 44. - It should be noted that other types of sand screen assemblies and other types of downhole well equipment can be utilized with
sensor system 40 to provide actual and direct measurement and monitoring of a reservoir property. As described above, for example,sensor lines 42 can be installed on the outside of a cased and cemented reservoir interval provided care is taken not to perforate the sensor lines when the casing itself is perforated to enable flow from the surrounding formation. Additionally, a variety of sensors, including individual point sensors and distributed sensors, can be placed outside the commingled flow at or outside ofwellbore periphery 36. - The
sensor system 40 can also be utilized in other types of well applications and/or to directly determine other reservoir properties. In any of these applications, the placement of the sensors outside the commingled flow enables direct determination of reservoir properties, e.g. direct determination of reservoir layer pressure by detecting the Joule-Thomson temperature changes. Accordingly, the determination and monitoring of reservoir properties can be achieved more accurately without inferring property values from modeling techniques or other indirect observation. - Accordingly, although only a few embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible without materially departing from the teachings of this invention. Such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this invention as defined in the claims.
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1. A method of monitoring a well, comprising:
deploying a sensor system along a wellbore outside a wellbore commingled flow region; and
measuring a reservoir property with the sensor system while the well is producing.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein measuring a reservoir property comprises directly determining individual reservoir layer pressures.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising utilizing the sensor system to determine the state of a gravel pack.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein deploying the sensor system comprises deploying the sensor system at the periphery of the wellbore region defined by a surrounding gravel pack.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein deploying the sensor system comprises deploying the sensor system outside of a well casing.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein deploying the sensor system comprises deploying a fiber optic distributed sensing system.
7. The method of claim 2 , further comprising locating the sensor system in a groove along an exterior of a sand screen assembly to position the sensor system against a gravel pack.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein locating the sensor system comprises locating the sensor system in the groove along the exterior of a screen cover in a shunt tube sand screen assembly.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein locating the sensor system comprises locating an optical fiber sensor in the groove.
10. A method of monitoring a subterranean reservoir, comprising:
directly measuring reservoir layer pressures along a wellbore in a reservoir by deploying a sensor system at or outside a wellbore periphery; and
monitoring the reservoir layer pressures during production to determine depletion of reservoir intervals.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein directly measuring reservoir layer pressures comprises measuring Joule-Thomson changes resulting from flow in the reservoir.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein directly measuring reservoir layer pressures comprises deploying a multi-point sensor system.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein directly measuring reservoir layer pressures comprises deploying a fiber optic distributed sensor.
14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising evaluating the quality of a surrounding gravel pack.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein monitoring the reservoir layer pressures comprises continually monitoring cumulative Joule-Thomson changes to directly obtain reservoir pressure changes at multiple layers of the reservoir.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein directly measuring reservoir layer pressures comprises locating the fiber optic distributed sensor in a groove along an exterior of a casing.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein directly measuring reservoir layer pressures comprises locating the fiber optic distributed sensor in a groove along an exterior of a sand screen assembly to position the fiber optic sensor directly against a surrounding gravel pack.
18. A method of monitoring a subterranean reservoir, comprising:
determining a geothermal temperature of the reservoir at multiple depths along a wellbore;
deploying a fiber optic sensor along the wellbore in the reservoir outside of a commingled flow region of the wellbore; and
utilizing the fiber optic sensor to track changes in temperature relative to the geothermal temperature at the multiple depths along the wellbore during production.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein deploying a fiber optic sensor comprises deploying a fiber optic distributed sensor.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein deploying the fiber optic distributed sensor' comprises locating the fiber optic distributed sensor in a groove along an exterior of a casing.
21. The method of claim 19 , wherein deploying the fiber optic distributed sensor comprises locating the fiber optic distributed sensor in a groove along an exterior of a sand screen assembly to position the fiber optic sensor directly against a surrounding gravel pack.
22. The method of claim 18 , wherein utilizing the fiber optic sensor comprises directly determining reservoir layer pressures based on the changes in temperature.
23. The method of claim 18 , wherein deploying the fiber optic sensor comprises deploying the fiber optic sensor along a gravel pack.
24. The method of claim 23 , further comprising evaluating the state of the gravel pack via data obtained from the fiber optic sensor.
25. The method of claim 18 , further comprising adjusting production of well fluid based on changes detected via the fiber optic sensor.
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