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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Phillips 66 Company, Houston, TX (US);
Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (US);
Moniraj Ghosh, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Brian P. Grady, Norman, OK (US);
Jeffrey H. Harwell, Norman, OK (US);
James A. Miles, Norman, OK (US);
PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, Norman, OK (US);
Abstract
System and method relates to measuring separation rate of water from water-in-crude oil emulsions at elevated temperature. The system includes an electrolytic interface (conductivity) cell comprising a plurality of capacitance/conductance probes disposed at different heights in a fluid stream disposed within the interface cell and an analyzer. Logic of the analyzer determines the separation rate based on signals received from the plurality of capacitance/conductance probes in the interface cell that are coupled to monitor the fluid stream. Methods for making and using the system are also disclosed.