US 12,163,815 B2 · Methods and systems for providing access to interferometric system data

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of providing access to interferometric system data stored in a data repository. A query that includes a data parameter identifier is received. The data repository is accessed and the interferometric system data is stored in the data repository using a data structure that has one or more data parameter arrays and one or more corresponding data group members. Each data group member includes one or more data arrays each associated with a data parameter in the corresponding data parameter array. Using the data parameter identifier, one or more target data parameters are determined from among the one or more data parameter arrays. One or more target data arrays that correspond to the one or more target data parameters are determined from among the one or more data arrays. The interferometric system data, which is in the one or more target data arrays, is extracted.

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Dependent claims

A performing optical fiber interrogation of one or more wellbores or one or more pipelines, comprising:

using an optical fiber interrogator to monitor data from the one or more wellbores or the one or more pipelines by interrogating optical fiber positioned within acoustic proximity of the one or more wellbores or the one or more pipelines, wherein interrogating the optical fiber comprises:
transmitting light pulses along the optical fiber;
and
receiving reflections of the light pulses;
and
using one or more computer processors to:
extract phase data from the reflections;
generate, based on the phase data, interferometric system data as a function of corresponding data parameters, each data parameter comprising a timestamp or a channel number indicating a position along the one or more wellbores or the one or more pipelines;
format the interferometric system data into data blocks;
and
store the data blocks and corresponding data parameters in a data repository according to a data structure comprising one or more data parameter arrays and one or more corresponding data group members, each data group member comprising one or more data arrays each associated with a data parameter in the corresponding data parameter array, wherein each data array comprises one or more of the data blocks.

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A system for-performing optical fiber interrogation of one or more wellbores or one or more pipelines, comprising:

optical fiber positioned within acoustic proximity of the one or more wellbores or the one or more pipelines, for monitoring data from the one or more wellbores or the one or more pipelines;
an optical fiber interrogator coupled to the optical fiber a data repository;
and
one or more processors configured to:
control the optical fiber interrogator to cause light pulses to be transmitted along the optical fiber;
extract phase data from reflections of the light pulses received at the optical fiber interrogator;
generate, based on the phase data, interferometric system data as a function of corresponding data parameters, each data parameter comprising a timestamp or a channel number indicating a position along the one or more wellbores or the one or more pipelines;
format the interferometric system data into data blocks;
and
store the data blocks and corresponding data parameters in the data repository according to a data structure comprising one or more data parameter arrays and one or more corresponding data group members, each data group member comprising one or more data arrays each associated with a data parameter in the corresponding data parameter array, wherein each data array comprises one or more of the data blocks.

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A system for performing optical fiber interrogation of one or more wellbores or one or more pipelines comprising:

optical fiber positioned within acoustic proximity of the one or more wellbores or the one or more pipelines and configured to monitor data from one or more pipelines or one or more wellbores;
an optical fiber interrogator coupled to the optical fiber;
a data repository;
one or more remote computer processors configured to:
control the optical fiber interrogator to cause light pulses to be transmitted along the optical fiber;
extract phase data from reflections of the light pulses received at the optical fiber interrogator;
generate, based on the phase data, interferometric system data as a function of corresponding data parameters, each data parameter comprising a timestamp or a channel number indicating a position along the one or more wellbores or the one or more pipelines;
format the interferometric system data into data blocks;
and
store the data blocks and corresponding data parameters in the data repository according to a data structure comprising one or more data parameter arrays and one or more corresponding data group members, each data group member comprising one or more data arrays each associated with a data parameter in the corresponding data parameter array, wherein each data array comprises one or more of the data blocks;
a local computing device communicatively coupled to the one or remote computer processors and configured to send to the one or more remote computer processors a query for accessing the interferometric system data, wherein the query comprises a data parameter identifier,
wherein the one or more remote computer processors are further configured to:
determine, using the data parameter identifier, one or more target data parameters from among the one or more data parameter arrays;
determine one or more target data arrays from among the one or more data arrays, the one or more target data arrays corresponding to the one or more target data parameters;
and
extract the interferometric system data comprised in the one or more target data arrays.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Methods and systems for providing access to interferometric system data

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