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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2006
Bentley N. Scott, Garland, TX (US);
Bentley N. Scott, Garland, TX (US);
Phase Dynamics, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for determining the water, oil, and gas fractions in hydrocarbons from high water cut hydrocarbon wells. A hydrocarbon flow stream discharging from a well is subjected to hydro-separation to produce an oil-enriched fractional stream upon which water content measurements can be more accurately and reproducibly made. Calculations based on the water content of the oil-enriched fractional stream and the flow rate of at least one of the streams through the separator are conducted to determine the water content of the original stream. This provides a simple approach to measuring the water content in high water cut hydrocarbons that is real-time, accurate, and reproducible.