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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2023
Applicants:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal-Jeddah, SA;

Inventors:

Mhanna Mhanna, Thuwal-Jeddah, SA;

Muhammad Arsalan, Dhahran, SA;

Mohamed Sy, Thuwal-Jeddah, SA;

Aamir Farooq, Thuwal-Jeddah, SA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01F 1/74 (2006.01); G01N 21/359 (2014.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/0875 (2020.05); G01F 1/74 (2013.01); G01N 21/359 (2013.01); G01N 33/2823 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for water cut sensing in an oil-water flow includes a laser-based spectroscopy sensor and a computer system. The laser-based spectroscopy sensor includes a first set of lasers that expose the oil-water flow to a first incident signal, a first photodetector that collects a first transmitted signal, the first transmitted signal being a component of the first incident signal transmitted through the oil-water flow, a second set of lasers that expose the oil-water flow to a second incident signal, and a second photodetector that collects a second transmitted signal, the second transmitted signal being a component of the second incident signal transmitted through the oil-water flow. The computer system that calculates the water cut of the oil-water flow based on the first transmitted signal and the second transmitted signal.


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