Abstract:
An improved solution for estimating the flow rate of a fluid in a line of a hydrocarbon production installation, during production. Systems and methods for producing hydrocarbons on a line of a hydrocarbon production installation can include at least two devices adapted each for providing an estimate of the flow rate of a fluid in the line based on respective data. The devices include at least one metric counter, and the data relative to the provision of an estimate of the flow rate by the metric counter include a measurement done by at least one sensor of the metric counter on the fluid. Further, data can be determined relative to the provision of an estimate of the flow rate by the devices, and a DVR process involving the determined data, the reconciliation being conditioned by at least a substantial equality between the estimates of the flow rate of the fluid.
Abstract:
An improved solution for estimating the flow rate of a fluid in the wells of a hydrocarbon production installation, during production. A hydrocarbon production installation can include at least two production wells, each production well including at least one device adapted for providing an estimate of the flow rate of a fluid in the well based on respective data, the wells being connected to a test separator adapted for providing an estimate of the cumulative flow rate of the fluid for all of the wells based on respective data. Further, during production, a data reconciliation and validation process can involve the data relative to the devices and the test separator.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of modelling a subsurface volume. The method comprises: discretising said subsurface volume to define a grid comprising an array of cells (1, 2, 3), each cell being defined by cell faces, each cell having attributed thereto one or more high order properties (A,B); dividing each cell into a plurality of sub-cells, said plurality of sub-cells comprising: a plurality of central sub-cells adjacent a centre of the cell, and a plurality of peripheral sub-cells, each adjacent a corresponding cell face; for each of said central sub-cells, and for each of said peripheral sub-cells for which the cell adjacent to that peripheral sub-cell has attributed thereto the same one or more high order properties as that of the cell in which said peripheral sub-cell is comprised, attributing one or more low order property values (c, d, e, x, y, z) in accordance with the high order property attributed to the cell in which said peri-pheral sub-cell is comprised; for each of said peripheral sub-cells for which the cell adjacent to that peripheral sub-cell has attributed thereto a different one or more high order properties than that of the cell in which said peripheral sub-cell is comprised, attributing one or more low order property values (c, d, e, x, y, z) in accordance with the high order property attributed to the adjacent cell; and determining one or more low order property values for each cell based on the one or more low order property values attributed to each cell's component sub-cells.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method for constituting a collection of chromatograms of a reference mixture of organic compounds. The present disclosure also relates to a method for the identification of compounds in a sample of an organic mixture using a collection of chromatograms. A kit is also provided for the identification of at least one compound in a sample from an organic mixture. The method and kit belong to the field of analytical chemistry.
Abstract:
There are provided methods for analyzing air including monitoring the air. For example, monitoring the air includes electronically sensing the air and determining whether an event in the air is occurring based on at least the electronically sensing. If an event is occurring, a sample of the air is collected for a further analysis. For example, the analysis is carried out to identify components present in the sample. There are also provided systems for analyzing air comprising : an air intake; an electronic sensor and a controller configured to monitor the air. Monitoring air includes controlling the air intake, controlling the electronic sensor to electronically sensing the air and determining whether an event in the air is occurring based on at least the electronically sensing. If an event is occurring, a sample of the air is collected for further analysis (e.g. to identify components present in the sample).
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of monitoring the behaviour of a subsurface volume. The method comprises transforming a single discrete parameter or an ensemble of discrete parameters describing an attribute of the subsurface volume, each discrete parameter having N possible discrete values with N ≧2, into N indicator parameters each having 2 possible discrete values; for each of the two value classes of each indicator parameter, determining the anisotropic distance to a value transition interface; transforming each of the indicator parameters into a corresponding continuous parameter using the determined anisotropic distance to the value transition interface; and using the continuous parameters in a history matching process.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method monitoring changes in saturation of a subsurface volume. The method comprises: obtaining observed data of saturation behaviour from the subsurface volume over time; using one or more models, obtaining simulated data of saturation behaviour from the subsurface volume over time; and transforming each of the observed data and simulated data. The transformation is done such that in each case the data is described in terms of: a front location parameter, wherein a cell of the subsurface volume is attributed a value according to its location relative to a front of the fluid for which saturation is being monitored, and a sweep intensity parameter, wherein a cell of the subsurface volume is attributed a value according to either the observed saturation variation over a time period, or an estimated saturation variation over the time period, finally, a mismatch between saturation behaviour in said transformed observed data and saturation behaviour in said transformed simulated data over said time period is calculated.
Abstract:
A process is disclosed for purifying a gaseous mixture containing acidic gases, such as a natural gas, including contacting the gaseous mixture with an absorbent solution including: from 35% to 45% by weight of at least one tertiary amine relative to the total weight of the absorbent solution; from 4% to 12% by weight of at least one activator relative to the total weight of the absorbent solution selected from the primary amines and the secondary amines, the total content of tertiary amine and activator being from 38% to 50% by weight relative to the total weight of the absorbent solution, and the total concentration of tertiary amine and activator being between 3.8 and 4.2 mol/L; from 17% to 25% by weight of at least one C2 to C4 thioalkanol relative to the total weight of the absorbent solution; and the remainder being water to reach 100% by weight.
Abstract:
An isolating valve includes a body having a canal for the passage of fluid, which is intended to be shut off by upstream and downstream spherical plugs, that can be actuated independently of one another between positions allowing the passage of fluid through the canal and positions of shutting off the canal, and a sealing checker, opening into the canal and between the two spherical plugs. The upstream plug is equipped with an upstream seat of the “simple piston effect” type and has no downstream seat. The downstream plug is equipped with an upstream seat of the “simple piston effect” type and with a downstream seat of the “double piston effect” type.
Abstract:
The invention notably relates to a computer-implemented method for processing a 4D seismic signal relative to a subsoil, the subsoil including a zone subject to extraction and/or injection, the method comprising: providing the 4D seismic signal; identifying a part of the 4D seismic signal corresponding to a zone of the subsoil distinct from the zone subject to extraction and/or injection; determining a noise model of the 4D seismic signal based on the identified part of the 4D seismic signal; and processing the 4D seismic signal based on the noise model. This improves the field of 4D seismic data processing.