US 12,436,009 B2
Measurement of multi-phase wellbore fluid
Julian Drew, Aurora, CO (US); Barry Fish, Arvada, CO (US); Crispin Doyle, Swindon (GB); and Cole Aaron Grandjean, Santa Fe, TX (US)
Assigned to HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/173,650.
Prior Publication US 2024/0288291 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G01F 1/661 (2022.01); G01F 1/74 (2006.01)
CPC G01F 1/661 (2013.01) [G01F 1/74 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a multiphase flow metering probe installable in a flow line of at least one hydrocarbon well, the multiphase flow metering probe comprising a unitary assembly of:
an elongate hollow support rod,
an optical fiber cable located within the elongate hollow support rod,
at least one flow conditioning element attached to or integral with an outside surface of the elongate hollow support rod,
at least one optical sensor located within the elongate hollow support rod and communicatively coupled to the optical fiber cable, and
a probe attachment element located at an upstream end of the elongate hollow support rod and attachable to an open end of the flow line to secure the multiphase flow metering probe in the flow line;
a measurement device communicatively coupled to the optical fiber cable to receive and measure signals generated by the at least one optical sensor relative to a multiphase fluid flow in the flow line; and
a computing device communicatively coupled to the measurement device to receive fluid flow measurement data from the measurement device and to determine one or more characteristics of the multiphase fluid flow.