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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventor:
Songming Huang, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/56 (2006.01); G01F 1/74 (2006.01); G01F 15/02 (2006.01); G01F 15/063 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/56 (2013.01); G01F 1/74 (2013.01); G01F 15/02 (2013.01); G01F 15/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example multiphase fluid meters and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a fluid conduit coupled to tubing. A multiphase fluid is to flow from the tubing into the fluid conduit. The example apparatus includes a flow channel defined in the fluid conduit. The fluid is to flow through the flow channel. The flow channel has a cross-sectional shape different from a cross-sectional shape of the tubing. The example apparatus includes one or more sensors coupled to the flow channel to generate data indicative of a property of the multiphase fluid.