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Al-Powered Well Integrity Monitoring System: Early Detection of Cement Leaks, Sand Production, and Scale Formation.

Project Type: Self-Initiated

Project Description

Well integrity degradation poses a critical operational risk in oil and gas production, as early-stage failure mechanisms such as cement micro-leakage, sand production, and mineral scale formation may evolve undetected and compromise long-term well performance. This project develops a conceptual integrated well integrity monitoring system featuring a deployable in-well device that couples mechanically robust packaging with multi-sensor data acquisition and AI-assisted interpretation to enable proactive condition assessment. The integrated system architecture is realized through coordinated contributions across multiple engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineering delivers a structurally robust, deployment-ready device architecture informed by high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) conditions, material selection, and mechanical validation through analytical stress calculations and finite element analysis. Electrical engineering enables reliable multi-sensor integration and signal conditioning within the device constraints, while software engineering supports data acquisition, feature extraction, and AI-assisted classification of integrity-related behavior. Petroleum engineering considerations define realistic downhole operating envelopes, failure mechanisms, and interpretation constraints, ensuring that the system design and analytics remain grounded in practical well integrity behavior. The outcome of this work is a validated mechanical device framework and integrated system concept that establishes readiness for sensor configuration optimization, expanded verification, and deployment-oriented experimental testing.