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Measurement of gas and water content in oil

US5389883A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 1993
Grant dateFeb 14, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N22/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In order to measure the relative proportions of oil, water and gas passing along a pipe, the pipe is passed through the coils of a number of coil resonators having different resonant frequencies. By measuring changes in the resonant frequencies of the coil resonators the proportions of oil, water and gas in the flow through the pipe can be calculated.

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