Device for monitoring of oil-water interface

Details Device for monitoring of oil-water interface Device for monitoring of oil-water interface

2004-03-19

2008-11-18

Whittington, Kenneth J (Department: 2862)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Of geophysical surface or subsurface in situ

Including borehole fluid investigation

C324S337000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07453265

ABSTRACT:
A device for monitoring the position of an oil/water contact (OWC,22) between an oil-continuous fluid (2o) overlying a water-continuous fluid (2w) inside a casing pipe (7). The device includes a transmitter (5) for a generating an electromagnetic signal (ST) and the transmitter (5) is provided with electrical energy (GT) from a voltage signal generator (G). The transmitter (5) is arranged inside the casing pipe (7) in the oil-continuous fluid (2o) and above the oil-water contact (22). The electromagnetic wave signal (ST) partly propagates downwards from the transmitter (5), is partly reflected from the oil-water contact (22), and is partly reflected by the end of the casing, giving rise to an upward propagating, reflected electro-magnetic signal (SR). The device also includes a sensor (6) for detecting the reflected electromagnetic signal (SR), and the sensor (6) is also arranged above the oil-water contact (22), providing a sensor signal (RR) to a receiver (60) for receiving the sensor signal (RR) and further to an analyzing device (61) for analyzing the sensor signal (RR), e.g. with respect to two-way propagation time or amplitude in order to calculate an elevation level for the oil-water contact.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3412321 (1968-11-01), Unterberger et al.
patent: 4621264 (1986-11-01), Yashiro et al.
patent: 4833321 (1989-05-01), Lioret et al.
patent: 5609059 (1997-03-01), McEwan
patent: 5811677 (1998-09-01), Cournanc
patent: 5819582 (1998-10-01), Kelly
patent: 6114857 (2000-09-01), Kohl
patent: 6480000 (2002-11-01), Kong et al.
patent: 6556014 (2003-04-01), Kong et al.
patent: 0 390 526 (1990-10-01), None
patent: 1 191 315 (2002-03-01), None
patent: 00/00849 (2000-01-01), None
patent: WO 00/00852 (2000-01-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Device for monitoring of oil-water interface does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Device for monitoring of oil-water interface, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Device for monitoring of oil-water interface will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4047900