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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1991

Filed:

Feb. 12, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:

Michael G Durrett, Katy, TX (US);

Earl L Dowty, Katy, TX (US);

Gregory J Hatton, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ; G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386104 ; 73200 ;
Abstract

A system and method for obtaining a rapid determination of the volumetric flow rate of a multi-phase fluid stream comprised of crude oil, water and gas. The gaseous component of the stream is first segregated to allow a measurement of the volumetric relationship between the respective liquid phases. Thereafter, the density of the remaining liquids is made. Translation of the values obtained by such measurements permits the system to function at a remote source of the multi-phase fluid.


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