Intelligent Wells

• An intelligent well is a system capable of monitoring production and reservoir data, with
the ability to control downhole production and injection processes without intervention,
in order to maximise asset value
• monitoring aspect consists of permanent down-hole pressure and temperature sensors
or fibre optics that feed reservoir information to a surface data gathering system for
monitoring of conditions and response
 Intelligent Well Down Hole Monitoring
System
has ability to collect data about
the reservoir parameters such • to measure temperature and
as temperature, pressure, fluid pressure
Quartz • main advantage is that these
gauges flow, fluid composition and sensors do not require electric
some other parameters in real- cable
time and periodically at a single • no risk of electrical parks
Sapphire
or multiple points in a well •
Gauges designed to withstand high
temperatures and do not
Piezoelectric disturb other devices since
Crystal they are immune to
Gauges electromagnetic interference

Electronic electric- optical

Silicon-On- al sensors.

Insulator (SOI) sensors non-electric

gauges system that
uses optical
fiber as the
sensing
element