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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2024
Applicant:

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Ali Abdulwahab Oshaish, Dhahran, SA;

Mohamed Mahmoud, Dhahran, SA;

Panteleimon Soupios, Dhahran, SA;

Ammar El-Husseiny, Dhahran, SA;

Panagiotis Kirmizakis, Dhahran, SA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/28 (2005.12); G01N 15/02 (2023.12); G01N 15/0205 (2023.12); G01V 3/06 (2005.12); G01N 15/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/2847 (2012.12); G01N 15/0205 (2012.12); G01N 15/0266 (2012.12); G01N 33/2823 (2012.12); G01V 3/06 (2012.12); G01N 2015/003 (2012.12);
Abstract

A method of emulsion detection includes executing an oil production process from a volume of a formation. While executing the oil production process, conducting real-time spectral induced polarization (SIP) measurements of the volume of the formation to determine a real-time real conductivity value (RCV) of a matrix material in the volume of the formation. The method further includes determining an onset of water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion formation in the volume of the formation by analyzing the real-time RCV of the matrix material and optionally identifying the onset of the W/O emulsion formation when the real-time RCV first exceeds a first threshold value.


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