Multiphase flow meters and related methods
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsSongming Huang, Baptiste Germond, Cheng-Gang XIE
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Abstract
Example multiphase fluid meters and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a fluid conduit coupled to tubing. A multiphase fluid is to flow from the tubing into the fluid conduit. The example apparatus includes a flow channel defined in the fluid conduit. The fluid is to flow through the flow channel. The flow channel has a cross-sectional shape different from a cross-sectional shape of the tubing. The example apparatus includes one or more sensors coupled to the flow channel to generate data indicative of a property of the multiphase fluid.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a fluid conduit coupled to tubing, a multiphase fluid to flow from the tubing into the fluid conduit;
- a flow channel defined in the fluid conduit, the fluid to flow through the flow channel, the flow channel having a cross-sectional shape different from a cross-sectional shape of the tubing;
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- one or more sensors coupled to the flow channel to generate data indicative of a property of the multiphase fluid.
An apparatus comprising:
- a fluid conduit;
- means for conditioning a flow of a multiphase fluid through the fluid conduit, the means for conditioning disposed in the fluid conduit;
- a sensor coupled to the means for conditioning, the sensor to generate sensor data during the flow of the multiphase fluid through the fluid conduit;
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- a processor, the sensor communicatively coupled to the processor, the processor to determine a property of the multiphase fluid based on the sensor data.
An apparatus comprising:
- a fluid conduit;
- a channel defined in the fluid conduit, the channel to provide a flow path for a multiphase fluid;
- a sensor to generate sensor data during flow of the multiphase fluid through the channel;
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- a processor, the sensor communicatively coupled to the processor, the processor to determine a property of the multiphase fluid based on the sensor data.
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