Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of optimizing production of a well
- Patent Title (中): 优化井的生产方法
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Application No.: US12759617Application Date: 2010-04-13
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Publication No.: US08109332B2Publication Date: 2012-02-07
- Inventor: Warren Michael Levy
- Applicant: Warren Michael Levy
- Agency: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
- Main IPC: E21B47/04
- IPC: E21B47/04

Abstract:
A sensor used to determine the height of one or more fluids in a fluid column and to determine a location of an interface or boundary between a plurality of fluids in a fluid column is disclosed. The sensor includes a plurality of sensing elements comprising a capacitor and other components, such as resistors and inductors. The sensor also includes an oscillator that alters a frequency of an electrical current applied to the sensor, from which the dielectric constant of the fluid in which each sensing element is disposed can be determined. Methods of using such a sensor to determine the relative heights of various fluids in a fluid column are disclosed. In particular, methods of using embodiments of the invention in a well, such as water and petroleum wells, are described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100193182A1 METHOD OF OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION OF A WELL Public/Granted day:2010-08-05
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