Fiber Optic Wellbore Installation for Distributed Acoustic Sensing at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Description:
Optical Fiber Distributed Acoustic Sensing can be used in wellbores for a number of applications including to monitor production, monitor wellbore integrity, and for vertical seismic profiling. The optical fiber is robust in harsh environments, allows for a dense network of sensors, and is compact. At Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) and the surrounding area, there are wellbores previously installed for geothermal research and groundwater monitoring. While these wellbores provide easy access for research related to seismic monitoring and wellbore integrity monitoring using optical fiber, coupling of the fiber to the wellbore casing presents a challenge since the optical fiber is installed well after installation of the wellbore itself. Here we present efforts to couple, collect, and analyze wellbore optical data recorded on at LANL and the surrounding area.
Session: Advancing Seismology with Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing [Poster Session]
Type: Poster
Date: 5/3/2024
Presentation Time: 08:00 AM (local time)
Presenting Author: Carly
Student Presenter: No
Invited Presentation:
Authors
Carly Donahue
Presenting Author
Corresponding Author
cmd@lanl.gov
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nathan Maier
nmaier@lanl.gov
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peter Roberts
proberts@lanl.gov
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Fiber Optic Wellbore Installation for Distributed Acoustic Sensing at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Session
Advancing Seismology with Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing