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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2023
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Ryan W. McChesney, Carrollton, TX (US);
Stephen Michael Greci, Carrollton, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A transition in the fluid composition of a production fluid is detectable downhole based on a rotational response of a rotor through which flow is directed. The transition is detectable, at least in part, based on different rotational speeds of different fluid compositions. The transition may be detected or confirmed by an anomaly in the rotational response (e.g., a temporary dip) due to an emulsion between two or more fluid components. The non-Newtonian behavior of the emulsion makes its presence easily detectable in a rotor chamber. These principles may enable a rotor to act not only as a power source but as a water cut sensor.