Water detection in gas/condensate flows by SeCaP technology

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-24

  Kvandal, H K ^a   Kjolberg S A ^a   Schuller R B ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Gas condensate; Instrumentation; SeCaP; Sensitivity; Water

Indexed keywords

CONDENSED WATER; FORMATION WATER; FREE WATER; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GASPHASE; HIGH VELOCITY; HYDRATE INHIBITORS; LIQUID HYDROCARBONS; MONITORING CAPABILITIES; NORSK HYDROS; OPERATING CONDITION; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; SINGLE ELECTRODES; SINGLE PHASE; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE CORRECTION; TWO SOURCES; WATER CUTS; WATER DETECTION;

CAPACITANCE; HYDROCARBONS; INSTRUMENTS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; WATER INJECTION;

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 77549086745     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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