Downhole fiber-optic flowmeter: Design, operating principle, testing, and field installations

SPE Production and Facilities

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-268

  Kragas, Tor K ^a   Bostick III, F X ^a   Mayeu, Christopher W ^a   Gysling, Daniel L ^b   van der Spek, Alex M ^c  

^a WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD   (United States)

^b CiDRA Corporation   (United States)

^c Shell Intl E and P BV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWMETERS; TUBING;

FLOW RATES;

FIBER OPTICS;

FLOWMETER; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0347379734     PISSN: 1064668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/87086-PA     Document Type: Article

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