The complete paper provides an overview of the development of fiber-optic sensing for steam-assisted-gravity-drainage (SAGD) applications, including a review of more than 10 years of work in development and field applications in western Canada. Information provided in this paper is applicable beyond SAGD applications. The fiber-optic monitoring systems might also be used for intelligent, subsea, and unconventional wells.
Introduction
One area that has benefited from the unique advantages of fiber-optic sensing is thermal monitoring of SAGD wells. One particular fiber-optic technology that has proved successful in these thermal-monitoring applications is wavelength-domain multiplexing of Bragg-grating-based fiber-optic sensors.
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