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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2016
Amit Kumar, Houston, TX (US);
Sanket K. Desai, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Amit Kumar, Houston, TX (US);
Sanket K. Desai, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of monitoring a pipeline, comprising positioning a probe device in the pipeline, passing the probe device along the pipeline, collecting at least one fluid sample at each of a plurality of locations along a length of the pipeline, passing each fluid sample into the probe device, and measuring at least one corrosion-related parameter of a fluid at a plurality of locations along the pipeline, wherein the at least one corrosion-related parameter is selected from a group consisting of: pH, temperature, pressure, viscosity, conductivity, salinity, deposits, and corrosivity.