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Device for measuring and controlling on-line viscosity at high pressure

US10551290B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

S.P.C.M. SA · FR

Inventors

Bernard Quillien · Sorbiers, FR
Emmanuel Pich · Saint-Étienne, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2013
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2001/2064
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Device that can be used in an enhanced oil recovery method by injection of a solution of water soluble polymer and brine having a viscosity below 1000 cps that includes a mixer, and preferably a static mixer, capable of homogenizing the solution on-line; a device capable of measuring the viscosity of the homogenized solution, continuously, downstream of the solution injection pump, at a pressure below or equal to 250 bars, and preferably between 50 and 250 bars, and at a temperature below or equal to 120° C., and preferably between 40 and 120° C., by measuring a pressure drop in a calibrated tube, at a constant rate of flow.

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