水平井和水力增产的结合是释放北美和其他地区大量非常规资源的关键，但关于如何通过数英里的支线获取资源的水库排水仍有待了解。精确测量水平多级增产的排水模式所需的压力计的密度目前在经济或技术上都不现实。在本案例研究中，作者描述了一种使用光纤监测水平多级刺激排水剖面的方法。
先进的地下诊断项目是由能源部资助的水力断裂试验场一期三期的一部分部署的。横向观察井距最近的两口增产和生产水平井约 225 英尺。
The combination of horizontal wells and hydraulic stimulation has been key in unlocking vast unconventional resources across North America and elsewhere, but much remains to be understood regarding how the reservoir is drained across the miles of laterals accessing a resource. The density of pressure gauges required to accurately measure the drainage pattern from a horizontal multistage stimulation is currently not realistic economically or technologically. In this case study, the authors describe a method of monitoring the drainage profile of a horizontal multistage stimulation using optical fiber.
An advanced subsurface diagnostic project was deployed as part of the Hydraulic Fracture Test Site I, Phase 3, funded by the Department of Energy. A lateral observation well was positioned approximately 225 ft away from the nearest two stimulated and producing horizontal wells.
