GB2426047A - Downhole flow measurement in a well - Google Patents

Downhole flow measurement in a well

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GB2426047A
GB2426047A GB0612514A GB0612514A GB2426047A GB 2426047 A GB2426047 A GB 2426047A GB 0612514 A GB0612514 A GB 0612514A GB 0612514 A GB0612514 A GB 0612514A GB 2426047 A GB2426047 A GB 2426047A
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well
flow measurement
fluctuations
downhole flow
temperature
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Alexander Michael Van Der Spek
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/704—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow using marked regions or existing inhomogeneities within the fluid stream, e.g. statistically occurring variations in a fluid parameter
    • G01F1/708—Measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance
    • G01F1/7084—Measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance using thermal detecting arrangements
    • E21B47/1005—
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/10—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements
    • E21B47/103—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements using thermal measurements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/68—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using thermal effects
    • G01F1/684—Structural arrangements; Mounting of elements, e.g. in relation to fluid flow
    • G01F1/688—Structural arrangements; Mounting of elements, e.g. in relation to fluid flow using a particular type of heating, cooling or sensing element
    • G01F1/6884—Structural arrangements; Mounting of elements, e.g. in relation to fluid flow using a particular type of heating, cooling or sensing element making use of temperature dependence of optical properties
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/74—Devices for measuring flow of a fluid or flow of a fluent solid material in suspension in another fluid

Abstract

A method for downhole flow measurement comprises installing a fibre optical distributed temperature sensor (DTS) system along at least part of the length of an inflow region of the well and using the sensor to measure fluctuations of the temperature of fluids flowing from the formation into the well and the velocity at which said natural fluctuations migrate in downstream direction through the well. The measured temperature variations may be low frequency temperature fluctuations of between 0.1 and 0.5 Degrees Celsius, which gradually die out downstream of the inflow region(s) of the well.
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EP03104971 2003-12-24
PCT/EP2004/053672 WO2005064116A1 (en) 2003-12-24 2004-12-22 Downhole flow measurement in a well

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AU (1) AU2004309117B2 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0418076A (en)
CA (1) CA2551282A1 (en)
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WO (1) WO2005064116A1 (en)

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CN1898455A (en) 2007-01-17
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