Determining downhole properties with sensor array

A method comprising:

• deploying a tubular string within a wellbore, the tubular string having a central flow passage and an external surface;
• deploying a spoolable sensor array, comprising a plurality of sensors;
• coupling the spoolable sensor array including a plurality of sensors to the tubular string;
• deploying a pair of zonal isolation packers to isolate a production zone;
• wherein at least two sensors of the plurality of sensors of the spoolable sensor array are located within the production zone, a first one of the at least two sensors being located upstream from an initial flow regulator and a second one of the at least two sensors being located downstream from the initial flow regulator.

A system comprising:

• a tubular string positioned within a wellbore, the tubular string having a central flow passage and an external surface;
• and
• a spoolable sensor array provided along the tubular string, wherein the spoolable sensor array comprises a plurality of sensors and is coupled with the tubular string,
• the spoolable sensor array operable to measure a property of a fluid within the tubular string with at least one sensor of the spoolable sensor array.

A system comprising:

• a tubular having a central flow passage for an internal fluid and an external surface;
• at least one pair of zonal isolation packers operable to be coupled to the tubular and operable to create a production zone;
• a spoolable sensor array coupled to the tubular and having a plurality of sensors;
• at least one flow regulator, each of the at least one flow regulator corresponding to each pair of the at least one pair of zonal isolation packers, the at least one flow regulator coupled to the tubular and operable to allow fluid to flow from the external surface of the tubular to the central flow passage;
• and
• at least two of the plurality of sensors being located between a corresponding pair of the at least one pair of zonal isolation packers the at least two of the plurality of sensors comprising:
• a first sensor located upstream of an initial flow regulator of the at least one flow regulator;
• a second sensor located downstream of the initial flow regulator;
• a processor coupled to corresponding ones of the first sensor and the second sensor, the processor operable to determine a pressure differential between the corresponding first and second sensors.

A tubular string comprising:

• a tubular having a central flow passage for an internal fluid and an external surface;
• at least one pair of zonal isolation packers operable to be coupled to the tubular;
• a spoolable sensor array coupled to the tubular and having a plurality of sensors;
• at least one flow regulator, for each pair of the at least one pair of zonal isolation packers, coupled to the tubular and operable to allow fluid to flow from the external surface of the tubular to the central flow passage;
• and
• at least two of the plurality of sensors being located between a corresponding pair of the at least one pair of zonal isolation packers, the at least two of the plurality of sensors comprising:
• a first sensor located upstream of an initial flow regulator of the at least one flow regulator;
• and
• a second sensor located downstream of the initial flow regulator.