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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2020
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Sakethraman Mahalingam, Aberdeen, GB;

Muhammad Arsalan, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/44 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); E21B 47/10 (2012.01); G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01F 1/38 (2006.01); G01N 9/32 (2006.01); G01N 11/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/44 (2013.01); E21B 47/10 (2013.01); E21B 49/0875 (2020.05); G01B 7/30 (2013.01); G01F 1/38 (2013.01); G01N 9/32 (2013.01); G01N 11/08 (2013.01); G01N 33/2823 (2013.01);
Abstract

A flow measurement assembly that includes a production string and a flow meter fluidically coupled to the production string. The flow meter includes a variable Venturi tube attached to and configured to flow production fluid received from the production string. The variable Venturi tube includes an end fixed to the production string and at least one Venturi throat. The flow meter also includes an actuator configured to move the variable Venturi tube with respect to the fixed end. The flow meter includes a processor communicatively coupled sensors coupled to the variable Venturi tube. The processor determines, based on a first fluid parameter and the second fluid parameter received from the sensors, at least one of a mass flow rate of the production fluid, a density of the production fluid, a viscosity of the production fluid, or a coefficient of discharge of the production fluid.


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