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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2006
Applicant:
Ian Atkinson, Ely, GB;
Inventor:
Ian Atkinson, Ely, GB;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for identifying changes in composition in a flow containing an oil/hydrocarbon gas fluid mixture, including a measurement of the respective holdups of any two of the gas, oil and water; and measurements to determine attenuation or scattering of high energy photons passing through the mixture; and combining holdup measurements and attenuation or scattering measurements to detect the presence or concentration of a hetero-component in the mixture.