CA1329271C - Means and method for monitoring the flow of a multi-phase petroleum stream - Google Patents

Means and method for monitoring the flow of a multi-phase petroleum stream

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CA1329271C
CA1329271C CA000563866A CA563866A CA1329271C CA 1329271 C CA1329271 C CA 1329271C CA 000563866 A CA000563866 A CA 000563866A CA 563866 A CA563866 A CA 563866A CA 1329271 C CA1329271 C CA 1329271C
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gas
density
signal
velocity
petroleum stream
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Gregory John Hatton
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Texaco Development Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/76—Devices for measuring mass flow of a fluid or a fluent solid material
    • G01F1/86—Indirect mass flowmeters, e.g. measuring volume flow and density, temperature or pressure
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/704—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow using marked regions or existing inhomogeneities within the fluid stream, e.g. statistically occurring variations in a fluid parameter
    • G01F1/708—Measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/26—Oils; Viscous liquids; Paints; Inks
    • G01N33/28—Oils, i.e. hydrocarbon liquids
    • G01N33/2823—Raw oil, drilling fluid or polyphasic mixtures

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  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)
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CA000563866A 1987-09-30 1988-04-12 Means and method for monitoring the flow of a multi-phase petroleum stream Expired - Fee Related CA1329271C (en)

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US10294387A 1987-09-30 1987-09-30
US102,943 1987-09-30

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BR (1) BR8804831A (da)
CA (1) CA1329271C (da)
DK (1) DK543288A (da)
GB (1) GB2210461B (da)
NO (1) NO175332C (da)

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US5415024A (en) * 1992-12-16 1995-05-16 Marathon Oil Company Composition analyzer for determining composition of multiphase multicomponent fluid mixture
GB9419510D0 (en) * 1994-09-28 1994-11-16 Ic Consultants Limited Apparatus for analysing fluid flow
GB9624899D0 (en) 1996-11-29 1997-01-15 Schlumberger Ltd Method and apparatus for measuring flow in a horizontal borehole
GB2345141A (en) * 1998-12-24 2000-06-28 Eastman Kodak Co Determining the percentage weight of phases in a multi-phase solution
RU2201290C1 (ru) * 2001-08-28 2003-03-27 Зао "Элскорт" Устройство для комплексного автоматического контроля параметров потока текучей технологической среды
NO324812B1 (no) * 2006-05-05 2007-12-10 Multi Phase Meters As Fremgangsmåte og innretning for tomografiske multifasestrømningsmålinger
IT1400011B1 (it) * 2010-04-29 2013-05-09 Pietro Fiorentini Spa Metodo per determinare la densita' di un fluido multifase, densimetro impiegante tale metodo e misuratore multifase impiegante tale densimetro.
US20220155117A1 (en) * 2020-11-16 2022-05-19 Sensia Llc System and method for quantitative verification of flow measurements

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NO883802L (no) 1989-03-31
GB2210461B (en) 1991-11-27
BR8804831A (pt) 1989-04-25
NO883802D0 (no) 1988-08-25
NO175332C (no) 1994-09-28
NO175332B (no) 1994-06-20
GB2210461A (en) 1989-06-07
DK543288D0 (da) 1988-09-29
DK543288A (da) 1989-03-31
GB8819488D0 (en) 1988-09-21

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