Electricity: measuring and testing – Of subsurface core sample
Patent
1993-04-20
1994-08-23
Strecker, Gerard R.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Of subsurface core sample
73153, 250255, 324639, 324640, G01V 312, G01V 500, G01N 2200, G01N 2300
Patent
active
053411013
ABSTRACT:
A system for determining the relative permeabilities of gas, water and oil in a core sample has a microwave emitter/detector subsystem and an X-ray emitter/detector subsystem. A core holder positions the core sample between microwave absorbers which prevent diffracted microwaves from reaching a microwave detector where they would reduce the signal-to-noise ratio of the microwave measurements. The microwave emitter/detector subsystem and the X-ray emitter/detector subsystem each have linear calibration characteristics, allowing one subsystem to be calibrated with respect to the other subsystem. The dynamic range of microwave measurements is extended through the use of adjustable attenuators. This also facilitates the use of core samples with wide diameters. The stratification characteristics of the fluids may be observed with a windowed cell separator at the outlet of the core sample. The condensation of heavy hydrocarbon gas and the dynamic characteristics of the fluids are observed with a sight glass at the outlet of the core sample.
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Brinkmeyer Alan D.
Honarpour Mehdi
Maerefat Nicida L.
Parmeswar Ravi
Dvorscak Mark P.
Glenn Hugh W.
Moser William R.
Strecker Gerard R.
The United States of America as represented by the United States
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