Optical analysis of wellbore fluid demulsifiers
US11414989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/5923
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide optical methods and systems to evaluate the performance of a demulsifying agent in wellbore fluid. The present embodiments provide an optical system which scans wellbore fluid in order to detect the phase separation caused by a demulsifying agent. Using spectral data, the optical system quantifies the opacity and/or transparency of the different phases in the wellbore fluid in order to evaluate the demulsifying agent.
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