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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 24, 2017
Applicant:

Onesubsea Ip Uk Limited, London, GB;

Inventors:

Andrew C. Baker, Bergen, NO;

Lars Noekleberg, Bergen, NO;

Harald Solheim, Bergen, NO;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 34/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/18 (2006.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/36 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 47/01 (2012.01); E21B 34/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/08 (2013.01); E21B 34/00 (2013.01); E21B 41/0007 (2013.01); E21B 43/12 (2013.01); E21B 43/36 (2013.01); E21B 47/0001 (2013.01); E21B 47/01 (2013.01); G01N 33/18 (2013.01); G01V 11/002 (2013.01); E21B 34/04 (2013.01); E21B 2049/085 (2013.01);
Abstract

A technique facilitates monitoring of a multiphase fluid flow. The fluid flow is directed through a choke valve comprising a choke actuation system which controls a flow rate of the fluid passing through the choke valve. The choke valve also comprises a velocity reduction area which is created by a choke gallery. The choke gallery reduces the velocity of the fluid flow to encourage separation of phases of the multiphase fluid. A sensor is positioned along the gallery at a desired region to monitor a property of at least one separated phase of the multiphase fluid. For example, the sensor may be positioned proximate a bottom of the choke gallery to monitor a property related to a water phase which separates and transitions to the bottom due to its greater density.


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