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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 12, 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:
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, calculating production fluid phase flow rates, and calculating an oil/gas and oil/gas/water volume fractions of the multiphase production fluid, are provided. Contemplated systems and method may utilize fluidic piping, a production fluid supply valve, a fluidic separation chamber, an inert gas exhaust valve, a separation chamber pressure sensor, a fluidic separation detector, and a fluidic supply and analysis unit.