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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventor:
Jose Oliverio Alvarez, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 3/18 (2006.01); F17D 3/05 (2006.01); F17D 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 3/18 (2013.01); F17D 3/05 (2013.01); F17D 5/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/2841 (2013.01);
Abstract
System and methods for analyzing a multiphase production fluid include a fluidic supply and analysis unit configured to transition the fluidic separation chamber to a static state after a complete gaseous phase column and a complete oil phase column are formed within the fluidic separation chamber; communicate with the fluidic separation detector to measure the absolute or relative sizes of the complete gaseous phase column and the complete oil phase column; and calculate an oil/gas volume fraction as a function of the measured sizes of the gaseous phase and oil phase columns in the fluidic separation chamber.