ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Experimental Laboratory Study on the Acoustic Response Characteristics of Fluid Flow in Horizontal Wells Based on Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing.
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Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) has been widely applied to injection-production profile monitoring in horizontal wells because it provides continuous full-wellbore coverage, real-time acquisition, and straightforward long-term deployment. In practical downhole operations, however, DAS measurements are frequently compromised by optical-signal attenuation, loss of fiber-casing/formation coupling, and environmental noise. Meanwhile, the mechanisms governing flow-induced acoustic responses remain insufficiently understood, which continues to impede quantitative diagnosis and interpretation of injection-production profiles based on DAS data. To address these challenges, this study performed controlled laboratory-scale physical simulation experiments of single-phase flow in a horizontal wellbore, systematically investigating DAS acoustic responses under two wellbore diameters (25 mm and 50 mm) and a range of flow velocities. Power spectral density (PSD) was derived using the fast Fourier transform to identify flow-sensitive characteristic frequency bands, and frequency-band energy (FBE) was further used to establish an optimal quantitative relationship with flow velocity. The results show that: (1) DAS energy is dominated by low-frequency components (<100 Hz), with the total energy increasing nonlinearly as flow velocity rises, accompanied by a progressive broadening of the characteristic bands; (2) the feature bands identified using an adaptive method based on energy difference statistics applied to PSD frequency-domain features exhibit a higher signal-to-noise ratio and greater physical clarity than traditional wide frequency bands; furthermore, by employing a feature band merging strategy, the distribution characteristics of flow energy can be captured more comprehensively; and (3) FBE exhibits a strong nonlinear dependence on flow velocity, with a power-law model delivering the best theoretical fit, whereas a cubic model (FBE ∝
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