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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2005
Yohan Bentolila, Paris, FR;
Michel Constant, Montmorency, FR;
Yohan Bentolila, Paris, FR;
Michel Constant, Montmorency, FR;
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil Malmaison Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A method of determining the composition of a multiphase fluid, such as a flowing petroleum effluent, an emulsion of water and oil, or a foam of oil and gas is disclosed. A first part comprises determining a model expressing the attenuation and the phase shift of a microwave beam as a function of the volume fractions and the permittivities of the various phases. Then, a second part comprises determining the volume fractions of the various phases that make up a multiphase fluid by minimizing the distance between the measured attenuation and phase shift pair and the attenuation and phase shift pair given by the previously determined model.