Paper: Log Your Treatment Into Place

Placement of plugging agents or stimulation fluids by mechanical means is usually unsuccessful. Fractures, erosion, behind-pipe communication delimit in-hole packers. Diverters often seal the formation face but permit unwanted vertical fluid movement. Temperature and R/A techniques provide "after the fact" data. Plugging and squeeze operations often damage the zone, requiring recompletion of the well. This paper presents the adaption of an otherwise obsolete injection profiling technique that allows continuous monitoring and control of fluid placement resulting in a properly conditioned well. Experience with over 200 wells has verified the technique.