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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Ahmed Y. Bukhamseen, Dammam, SA;
Brett W. Bouldin, Dhahran, SA;
Robert John Turner, Dhahran, SA;
Moataz Abu AlSaud, Khobar, SA;
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 5/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/047 (2012.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 47/10 (2012.01); G01F 23/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 5/005 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 47/10 (2013.01); G01F 23/263 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of measuring two or more fluid phases in a downhole well bore that comprises measuring a flow of each of the two or more phases at respective ports at which the two or more phases are unmixed within the well bore. In certain implementations, the well bore is inclined at 20 degrees or less to a horizontal axis. Each of the two or more phases can flow at a rate to achieve low Reynolds numbers in a laminar flow regime.