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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2009
Applicant:
Dominic Mccann, Romsey, IE;
Inventor:
Dominic McCann, Romsey, IE;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 9/00 (2006.01); G01H 3/04 (2006.01); G01H 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 9/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A methodof determining the location of deposits in a flowline comprises providinga distributed vibration sensor along the flowline, measuringvibrations along the flowline with the sensor and analyzingthe measured vibrations to determine the location of any deposits. The vibration measurements are made using a distributed fiber optic sensor provided on the flowline. The measurements are analyzed in real time to identify deposit formation and location within the flowline.