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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Cheng-Gang Xie, Singapore, SG;
Massimiliano Fiore, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G01F 1/58 (2006.01); G01F 1/74 (2006.01); G01N 22/04 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/2847 (2013.01); G01F 1/584 (2013.01); G01F 1/74 (2013.01); G01N 22/04 (2013.01); G01N 27/221 (2013.01); G01N 27/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for detecting water in multiphase flows are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a conduit including an inlet to receive a multiphase flow and an electromagnetic sensor coupled to a liquid-rich region of the conduit to measure a permittivity of the multiphase flow, and a water detection manager to determine that water is detected in the multiphase flow based on the permittivity.