Method and apparatus for acquiring data in a hydrocarbon well in production
US7114386B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/74
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To acquire data such as the flow rate of various phases of a fluid flowing in a hydrocarbon well (12) in production, in particular in an inclined or horizontal portion of the well, both the local speed of the fluid and the proportions of the various phases are determined in each of at least two distinct regions of the well that are not in alignment with one another parallel to the axis of the well. The regions in which the measurements are taken are advantageously distributed in a vertical plane containing the axis of the well when the well is inclined or horizontal.
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