A theoretical model for a capacitance tool and its application to production logging

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 249-257

  Liu, Xingbin ^a   Qiang, Xifu ^b   Qiao, Hetang ^a   Ma, Guifu ^a   Xiong, Jianghong ^a   Qiao, Zhuoer ^a  

^a Daqing Prod Well Logging Institute   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluid capacitance tool; Oil water two phase flow; Production logging; Water cut; Water holdup

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SENSORS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLUID CAPACITANCE TOOL; MULTIPHASE FLOW LOOP; WATER CUT; WATER HOLDUP;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

CAPACITOR; MODEL; OIL WELL; WELL LOGGING;

MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

EID: 0032462271     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-5986(98)00021-1     Document Type: Article

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