Oil well monitoring apparatus and method
US11873713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F15/08
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an oil well monitoring apparatus and method. The oil well monitoring apparatus includes a mixed liquid inlet and a mixed liquid outlet of a mixed liquid of oil, gas, and water in a ground pipeline connected to a wellhead of an oil well, a gas-liquid separator, an inlet of which is connected to the mixed liquid inlet, and a liquid monitoring member, which is connected between a liquid outlet of the gas-liquid separator and the mixed liquid outlet, and a gas monitoring member, which is connected between a gas outlet of the gas-liquid separator and the mixed liquid outlet, and a data processing device, which is configured to calculate a liquid production amount of the oil well based on the liquid monitoring data and calculate a gas production amount of the oil well based on the gas monitoring data.
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