Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Downhole flowmeter
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Application No.: US18307152Application Date: 2023-04-26
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Publication No.: US11988088B2Publication Date: 2024-05-21
- Inventor: Harold Pfutzner , Mohammed Badri
- Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Applicant Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Agent Jeffrey D. Frantz
- The original application number of the division: US17059616
- Main IPC: E21B47/107
- IPC: E21B47/107 ; G01F1/66 ; G01F1/667 ; G01F1/7082 ; G01F1/712 ; G01F1/002

Abstract:
An intelligent completion module includes a flowmeter that uses one or more electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) sensors and a flow control valve. The flow rate and the speed of sound in the production fluid from a production zone is measured and used to make reservoir management decisions. The flowmeter includes at least two EMAT rings, including one or more EMAT sensors in a circular distribution which can be used in propagation or pulse-echo modes. In a segregated flow regime, a single EMAT sensor in pulse-echo mode is used to measure holdups of fluid components.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230258072A1 DOWNHOLE FLOWMETER Public/Granted day:2023-08-17
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