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- Patent Title: Methods to improve fluid flow of a multi-phase mixture, methods to separate fluids of a multiphase mixture, and multi-phase fluid mixture systems
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Application No.: US17489232Application Date: 2021-09-29
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Publication No.: US11746641B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Ketankumar Kantilal Sheth , Robert Charles De Long , Donn J. Brown
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
- The original application number of the division: US16656439 2019.10.17
- Main IPC: E21B43/38
- IPC: E21B43/38 ; E21B28/00 ; E21B49/08 ; E21B47/10

Abstract:
Methods to improve fluid flow of a multi-phase mixture, methods to separate fluids of a multi-phase mixture, and downhole multi-phase fluid mixture systems are disclosed. A method to improve fluid flow of a multi-phase mixture includes positioning a first acoustic device and a second acoustic device around a conveyance that provides a fluid flow path for a first fluid in a first phase and a second fluid in a second phase to simultaneously flow through the conveyance. The method also includes determining a flow rate and a fluid condition of the fluid mixture. The method further includes generating a standing acoustic wave through the conveyance based on the flow rate and the fluid condition to break down the first fluid into droplets having volume within a threshold volume.
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