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FEATURE Drilling & Completions ef? ciency and more remote control of operations. It does actually measuring these things. It takes the guess work out this through data. of it,” Scott says. “It’s a lot richer data set through ? ber op-

Fiber optic technology provides real-time data about the tics than you get when compared to electric. Fiber optics as reservoir through distributed measurement along the length a whole has started to deliver more value in recent years.” of the ? ber. Scott says the ? ber optics can simultaneously And while that level of data has long been desired, for acquire distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) and distributed years it wasn’t possible, partly because of the dif? culty in temperature sensing (DTS) along with point pressure and mating ? ber optics about the width of a human hair in the reservoir strain data. All this data makes it possible to de- lower completion with ? ber optics in the upper comple- tect where sands are coming from and where and which tion a mile under the earth, he says. ? uids are being produced or injected. It can also monitor The breakthrough, he says, came with SureCONNECT. equipment health such as valve shifting quality for safety He likens the wet-mate connection to plugging in an elec- valves and in? ow control valves, detect ? ow anomalies such trical cord from the upper completion into an electrical as leaks and other wellbore integrity issues, conduct vertical wall socket in the lower completion. The lower connec- seismic pro? ling to map the reservoir properties and ? uid tion system is landed with the lower completion. The up- boundaries over time, and enable compaction monitoring per connection system, run with the upper completion, through a combination of acoustic and strain sensing. includes a cleaning sequence that removes well debris. This “We modeled these things in the past, and now we’re system also facilitates alignment of the connector as the as-

The SureCONNECT system offers a modular approach, connecting hydraulic, electronic and/ or fiber with one system design, further driving reliability and consistency across applications.

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