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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2017
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Xinwei Lan, Spring, TX (US);
Li Gao, Katy, TX (US);
Daniel Stark, Houston, TX (US);
Yenny Natali Martinez, Houston, TX (US);
Michel Joseph LeBlanc, Houston, TX (US);
Gireesh K Bhat, Tomball, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a plurality of valves. Each valve of the plurality of valves is associated with a respective production zone of a well. Each valve includes a valve body having a passage and an inflow fluid input through which a formation fluid from the respective production zone associated with the valve is to enter the passage of the valve body. Each valve further includes a sensor located within the valve body to detect a density of the formation fluid. The apparatus further includes a processor programmed to determine a fraction of a subject fluid in the formation fluid based on the density of the formation fluid and a density of the subject fluid.