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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2019
Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
David Quin, Longford, IE;
Edmund Peter McHugh, County Longford, IE;
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A technique facilitates monitoring fluid phases of a multiphase flow during, for example, well fluid production operations. According to an embodiment, data may be obtained from devices, such as chokes and pressure sensors. This data is then processed to identify phases of the multiphase well fluid flow. The use of data from such well related devices effectively establishes a virtual multiphase flowmeter. However, the output from the virtual multiphase flowmeter may be calibrated periodically by taking measurements from an actual multiphase flowmeter. In some embodiments, the data from a plurality of flow meters having differing physical operating principles may be correlated in a manner to obtain additional parameters related to the multiphase well fluid flow.