Patent Document ID: 8788251
Application ID: 12785142
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for determining a flow profile in a formation having a wellbore formed therein, comprising: positioning a sensor within the wellbore; generating a feedback signal with the sensor, the feedback signal representing at least one measurement by the sensor; injecting a fluid into the wellbore and into at least a portion of the formation adjacent the sensor; shutting-in the wellbore for a pre-determined shut-in period; determining an interval of interest within the wellbore; measuring characteristics of the interval of interest with the sensor at discrete time periods; plotting the measurements of the interval of interest against time; comparing the measurements of the interval with a theoretical measurement curve; fitting the theoretical curve to the measurements; and determining a volume flow profile for the interval of interest by dividing the wellbore interval of interest into a plurality of sub sections; repeating measuring, plotting, comparing, and fitting for each of the plurality of sub sections; and determining for each of the sub sections a volume flow profile for the entire wellbore interval of interest.