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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mikko Jaaskelainen, Katy, TX (US);
Ian Bradford Mitchell, Houston, TX (US);
Brian V. Park, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 47/10 (2012.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/101 (2013.01); E21B 47/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring oil flow rates at multiple points in production wells using a flow sensing fiber optic cable. An illustrative system embodiment includes: a fiber optic sensing system housed within a tube suitable for a downhole environment; and a flow to signal conversion device attached to the tube and deployed in the oil flow.