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US 2017/0248418 A1Published application
Method of detecting flow line deposits using gamma ray densitometry
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorsRajneesh VARMA, Gregory John HATTON
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Abstract
A method of measuring a flow line deposit comprising: providing a pipe comprising the flow line deposit; measuring unattenuated photon counts across the pipe; and analyzing the measured unattenuated photon counts to determine the thickness of the flow line deposit and associated systems.
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A method of measuring a flow line deposit comprising:
- providing a pipe comprising the flow line deposit;
- measuring unattenuated photon counts across the pipe;
- partitioning the measured unattenuated photon counts;
- and
- calculating the thickness of the flow line deposit based on the partitioned measured unattenuated photon counts.
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A method of measuring a flow line deposit of a pipeline with a multiphase flow comprising:
- providing a pipe comprising the flow line deposit;
- measuring unattenuated photon counts across the pipe;
- and
- analyzing the measured unattenuated photon counts to determine the thickness of the flow line deposit.
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A method of measuring a flow line deposit of a pipe comprising:
- providing a pipeline comprising the flow line deposit;
- measuring unattenuated photon counts across the a first portion of the pipeline;
- measuring unattenuated photon counts across a second portion of the pipeline;
- and
- analyzing the measured unattenuated photon counts to determine the thickness of the flow line deposit.
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