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US 10,072,470 B2Granted
Flow sensor assembly
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsKim André Henriksen, Kenneth Torjussen
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Abstract
A flow sensor assembly including a housing configured to couple to a fluid line, wherein the housing includes an inlet for receiving a flow of a first fluid, and a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to measure a flow level of a second fluid passing through the fluid line.
Claims20
A flow sensor assembly, comprising:
- a housing configured to couple to a fluid line, wherein the housing comprises an inlet for receiving a flow of a first fluid comprising a gas;
- and
- a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to measure a flow level of a second fluid comprising a liquid passing through the fluid line.
A well system, comprising:
- a well string disposed in a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation;
- a fluid line extending from the wellbore, wherein the fluid line is configured to direct a flow of a wellbore fluid from the wellbore;
- and
- a flow sensor assembly coupled to the fluid line, the flow sensor assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to couple to the fluid line, wherein the housing comprises an inlet configured to direct a pressurized fluid against an inner surface of the housing;
- a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to measure a flow level of the wellbore fluid passing through the fluid line;
- and
- a pressure regulator coupled to the inlet of the housing and configured to supply the pressurized fluid to the housing.
5 more elements
A method of measuring a fluid flow rate, comprising:
- directing a fluid flow of a first fluid comprising a gas against an inner surface of a housing;
- and
- measuring a flow level of a second fluid comprising a liquid flowing in a fluid line with a sensor coupled to a housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.