CPC E21B 47/135 (2020.05) [E21B 33/127 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A method of evaluating characteristics of an earth formation, comprising:
deploying a packer assembly in a borehole penetrating an earth formation, the packer assembly comprising an instrumented inflatable packer element including fiber optic sensors, wherein the packer assembly is deployed in the borehole in a deflated configuration, wherein the fiber optic sensors comprise optical fibers set in the instrumented inflatable packer elements, wherein the instrumented inflatable packer element comprises an inflatable section extending between a first end and a second end, the inflatable section made of an elastomeric material reinforced with a plurality of cables, wherein the optical fiber is set within the elastomeric material between adjacent cables, and wherein the optical fiber and the cables extend essentially along a longitudinal axis of the packer element;
inflating the instrumented inflatable packer elements;
detecting, using the fiber optic sensors, events occurring in the earth formation; and
transmitting data corresponding to the detected events to a surface processing system.
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