Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flow rate optimizer
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Application No.: US16894482Application Date: 2020-06-05
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Publication No.: US11692858B2Publication Date: 2023-07-04
- Inventor: Omer Haldun Unalmis
- Applicant: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Cabello Hall Zinda, PLLC
- Main IPC: G01F1/66
- IPC: G01F1/66 ; E21B47/113 ; E21B47/107 ; G01F1/74 ; G01N33/28

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for hydrocarbon monitoring are provided. A method that may be performed by a flowmeter or monitoring system includes receiving downhole measurements of a flowing fluid from a flowmeter; determining a standard phase fraction of the flowing fluid based on the downhole measurements from the flowmeter; receiving surface measurements of the flowing fluid; determining a surface phase fraction of the flowing fluid based on the surface measurements; comparing the standard phase fraction to the surface phase fraction; based on the comparison being greater than a predetermined threshold, using the surface measurements as a reference to adjust a speed of sound (SoS) of a first phase until a target value is achieved; and receiving additional downhole measurements of the flowing fluid from the flowmeter, wherein the flowmeter is operating using the adjusted SoS of the first phase.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210381867A1 FLOW RATE OPTIMIZER Public/Granted day:2021-12-09
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