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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Omer Haldun Unalmis, Kingwood, TX (US);
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for hydrocarbon monitoring are provided. An example method (e.g., performed by a monitoring system) includes receiving one or more first downhole measurements including a first speed of sound (SoS) measurement of a flowing fluid at a first location, wherein a pressure of the flowing fluid at the first location is greater than a bubble-point pressure of the flowing fluid; receiving one or more second downhole measurements including a second SoS measurement of the flowing fluid at a second location, wherein a pressure of the flowing fluid at the second location is less than the bubble-point pressure of the flowing fluid and wherein the flowing fluid is a 3-phase fluid mixture at the second location; and calculating one or more phase flow rates of the 3-phase fluid mixture, based on the first SoS measurement, the second SoS measurement, and a measurement of a bulk velocity of the flowing fluid.