公开(公告)号：US06988547B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-24

申请号：US10413960

申请日：2003-04-15

申请人： Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin ,  Kenneth Edward Stephenson ,  Gary Martin Oddie ,  Robert Leonard Kleinberg ,  Douglas D. Griffin

发明人： Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin ,  Kenneth Edward Stephenson ,  Gary Martin Oddie ,  Robert Leonard Kleinberg ,  Douglas D. Griffin

IPC分类号： E21B34/06 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B43/12

CPC分类号： E21B34/08 ,  E21B43/12 ,  E21B49/08 ,  E21B49/081 ,  G01N33/2823

摘要： A control system for a hydrocarbon well is also disclosed. A control valve system is used to control the flow of fluid being produced by the well. A real time sensor is provided downhole and is used to make real time measurements of phase characteristics of the fluid. A controller is used to control the valve system so as to reduce the risk of undesirable phase transitions in the fluid based on the real time measurements made by the sensor. The sensor includes an acoustic transducer configured to emit acoustic energy into the fluid at a level which causes a phase transition in the fluid. The controller determines the level of acoustic energy emitted into the fluid, and also determines the pressure associated with a phase transition using the level of emitted acoustic energy.

摘要翻译： 还公开了一种用于烃井的控制系统。 控制阀系统用于控制由井产生的流体的流动。 在井下提供实时传感器，用于实时测量流体的相位特性。 控制器用于控制阀门系统，以便根据由传感器进行的实时测量来降低流体中不期望的相变的风险。 传感器包括声学换能器，该声换能器被配置为以导致流体相变的水平将声能发射到流体中。 控制器确定发射到流体中的声能的水平，并且还使用发射的声能的水平来确定与相变相关联的压力。

公开(公告)号：US06776054B1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-17

申请号：US09959268

申请日：2002-02-04

申请人： Kenneth Edward Stephenson ,  John William James Ferguson ,  John Barry Fitzgerald ,  Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin ,  Gerald Henry Meeten ,  Sarah Elizabeth Pelham

发明人： Kenneth Edward Stephenson ,  John William James Ferguson ,  John Barry Fitzgerald ,  Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin ,  Gerald Henry Meeten ,  Sarah Elizabeth Pelham

IPC分类号： G01F144

CPC分类号： G01F1/44 ,  G01F1/74

摘要： A method and apparatus is disclosed for determining the flow rates of fluid phases in a pipe containing multiple fluid phases. A Venturi is provided to measure total volumetric flow rate measurement and a holdup measurement is taken approximately 3-10 pipe diameters downstream of the Venturi. The holdup measurement is made at a downstream location where a substantial amount of mixing occurs and the differences between the velocities of the fluid phases can effectively be ignored. The flow rates of the phases can thus be determined directly from the holdup measurements.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于确定含有多个流体相的管道中的流体相的流速的方法和装置。 提供文丘里管以测量总体积流量测量，并且在文丘里管下游约3-10管道管道进行滞留测量。 保持测量在发生大量混合的下游位置进行，并且可以有效地忽略流体相的速度之间的差异。 因此可以直接从滞留测量中确定相的流速。

公开(公告)号：US06490916B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-10

申请号：US09459054

申请日：1999-12-10

申请人： Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin ,  Kenneth Edward Stephenson ,  Gary Martin Oddie ,  Robert Leonard Kleinberg ,  Douglas D. Griffin

发明人： Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin ,  Kenneth Edward Stephenson ,  Gary Martin Oddie ,  Robert Leonard Kleinberg ,  Douglas D. Griffin

IPC分类号： E21B4710

CPC分类号： E21B34/08 ,  E21B43/12 ,  E21B49/08 ,  E21B49/081 ,  G01N33/2823

摘要： A system and method of fluid analysis in a hydrocarbon borehole is disclosed. Acoustic energy is emitted into the production fluid downhole at a level which causes a phase transition in the fluid. The pressure associated with the phase transition is determined using the level of emitted acoustic energy. Advantageously, the determination of the phase transition pressure need not rely on mechanical means to substantially alter the volume of a sample of the fluid. An acoustic transducer can be installed either semi-permanently or permanently downhole in the well. The bubble point or the dew point can be detected. In the case of bubble point detection, the bubbles in the fluid can be detected by sensing variations in impedance of the acoustic transducer, and the level of emitted acoustic energy can determined by measuring the electrical energy used to drive the transducer. A control system for a hydrocarbon well is also disclosed. A control valve system is used to control the flow of fluid being produced by the well. A real time sensor is provided downhole and is used to make real time measurements of phase characteristics of the fluid. A controller is used to control the valve system so as to reduce the risk of undesirable phase transitions in the fluid based on the real time measurements made by the sensor. The sensor includes an acoustic transducer configured to emit acoustic energy into the fluid at a level which causes a phase transition in the fluid. The controller determines the level of acoustic energy emitted into the fluid, and also determines the pressure associated with a phase transition using the level of emitted acoustic energy.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在烃钻孔中进行流体分析的系统和方法。 声能以井下的生产流体排放到导致流体相变的水平。 使用发射的声能的水平确定与相变相关联的压力。 有利地，相转变压力的确定不需要依赖于机械手段来基本上改变流体样品的体积。 声学换能器可以在井中半永久地或永久地安装在井下。 可以检测泡点或露点。 在起泡点检测的情况下，可以通过感测声换能器的阻抗的变化来检测流体中的气泡，并且通过测量用于驱动换能器的电能来确定发射声能的水平。 还公开了一种烃井。 控制阀系统用于控制由井产生的流体的流动。 在井下提供实时传感器，用于实时测量流体的相位特性。 控制器用于控制阀门系统，以便根据由传感器进行的实时测量来降低流体中不期望的相变的风险。 传感器包括声学换能器，该声换能器被配置为以导致流体相变的水平将声能发射到流体中。 控制器确定发射到流体中的声能的水平，并且还使用发射的声能的水平来确定与相变相关联的压力。

公开(公告)号：US07231305B2

公开(公告)日：2007-06-12

申请号：US10911871

申请日：2004-08-05

申请人： Kenneth Edward Stephenson ,  Lalitha Venkataramanan

发明人： Kenneth Edward Stephenson ,  Lalitha Venkataramanan

IPC分类号： G01F1/00

CPC分类号： G01F1/44 ,  G01F25/0007 ,  G01N33/2823

摘要： A method for determining the bubble point pressure and the true flow rate of a fluid in a flow line of a flowing well is provided, wherein the method includes modifying fluid pressure in a predetermined region of the flow line, generating pressure data responsive to the flow line, obtaining apparent flow rate data responsive to the pressure data, examining the apparent flow rate data to identify a discontinuity in the apparent flow rate data and generating true flow rate data responsive to the discontinuity.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于确定流动井的流动线中的泡点压力和流体的真实流量的方法，其中该方法包括改变在流动管线的预定区域中的流体压力，产生响应流动的压力数据 响应于压力数据获得明显的流量数据，检查表观流速数据以识别表观流量数据中的不连续性，并响应于不连续性产生真实的流量数据。