Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid analysis systems and methods in oil and gas applications
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Application No.: US17178959Application Date: 2021-02-18
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Publication No.: US11460443B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Mustafa A. Al-Huwaider , Shouxiang Mark Ma
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: G01N29/024
- IPC: G01N29/024 ; G01C19/00 ; E21B49/08

Abstract:
A fluid analysis system for characterizing a multiphase fluid includes a first set of acoustic probes disposed at a first angular position about a central axis of the fluid analysis system and oriented to direct first sound waves along a first direction that is parallel to the central axis, a second set of acoustic probes disposed at a second angular position about the central axis that is opposite to the first angular position and oriented to direct second sound waves along the first direction, a third set of acoustic probes spanning the central axis and oriented to direct third sound waves along a second direction that is perpendicular to the central axis, and an analysis unit. The analysis unit is configured to determine a location of a fluid interface within the multiphase fluid based on first, second, and third parameters respectively associated with the first, second, and third sounds waves.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220260530A1 FLUID ANALYSYS SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN OIL AND GAS APPLCATIONS Public/Granted day:2022-08-18
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