Downhole Fiber-Optic Multiphase Flowmeter: Design, Operating Principle, and Testing

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 2719-2725

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

^a Weatherford Completion Systems   (United States)

^b CiDRA Corporation   (United States)

^c Shell Intl Explor and Prod BV

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNHOLE PRESSURE; PHASE FRACTIONS; PRODUCTIVITY INDEX (PI);

BOREHOLES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FLOWMETERS; GAS CONDENSATES; GAS LIFTS; HYDROCARBONS; MONITORING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NOISE GENERATORS; OIL FIELDS; OPTICAL FLOWS; OPTIMIZATION; WELL TESTING;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 1142302966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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