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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2016
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Li Gao, Katy, TX (US);

Christopher L. Stokely, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/24 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01N 9/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/10 (2012.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/24 (2013.01); E21B 47/101 (2013.01); E21B 49/08 (2013.01); G01N 9/002 (2013.01); E21B 47/065 (2013.01); E21B 2049/085 (2013.01); G01N 2009/006 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods for determining a density of a fluid are provided. The method can include passing the fluid through a conduit, measuring a vibration of the conduit by distributed acoustic sensing via a fiber optic cable coupled to the conduit, and generating a vibrational signal indicative of the measured vibration. At least a portion of the vibration of the conduit can be produced by the fluid passing therethrough. The method can also include measuring a temperature of the conduit and generating a temperature signal indicative of the temperature. The method can further include calculating the density of the fluid passing through the conduit by using the vibrational signal and the temperature signal.


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