FIELD TESTS OF CONDUCTANCE CROSS-CORRELATION FLOWMETER IN MEASUREMEANT OF OIL/WATER TWO PHASE FLOWS IN HIGH WATER PRODUCTION WELLS

Xing-Bin, L., Jin-hai, H., Ling-an, X., Zhi-hui,Y., He-tang,Q., Xiao-ping, L., Yu-hui Zh., Chun-hui H., Jia-qiang, Zh, Zhuor Q., Hai-jun, Zh.

Abstract

A new type of conductance cross-correlation flowmeter based on two conductance sensors has been designed to measure the velocity of oil/water two- phase flow in a borehole. This flowmeter is capable of measuring the flowrate in a production well with high water cut. Experiment results carried out in a multiphase flow loop demonstrated that the flow velocity measuring range is from 0.0368 to 3.68 m/s, and the relative deviation is 2.3%. Field tests have been performed with the flowmeter in Daqing oilfield. The total flowrates measured with the flowmeter in the well are very closed to the flowrates metered at surface.

Keywords

conductance sensor, cross correlation flowmeter, two-phase flow, production logging

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