METHOD FOR MONITORING DEPOSITION IN WELLS, FLOWLINES, PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND LABORATORY TESTING APPARATUS

A method for measuring chemical species deposition in a well, flow line, or processing equipment includes monitoring a resonator sensor in a well, flow line, or processing equipment having a fluid flowing therethrough, where the resonator sensor can be a torsional resonator or a symmetrical sensor,...

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Hauptverfasser:	OCHOA, Brian B, DEIGHTON, Michael J, JENNINGS, David Wayne, IONESCU, Tudor C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC ORINFRASONIC WAVES MEASURING MINING OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for measuring chemical species deposition in a well, flow line, or processing equipment includes monitoring a resonator sensor in a well, flow line, or processing equipment having a fluid flowing therethrough, where the resonator sensor can be a torsional resonator or a symmetrical sensor, and the method also includes detecting a change in resonance of the resonator sensor indicating the deposition of a chemical species on the resonator sensor. The resonator sensor can also measure the amount of chemical species deposited. The fluid may be an organic and/or aqueous fluid that comprises petroleum and/or produced water and the deposition chemical species include, but are not necessarily limited to, asphaltenes, wax, scale, gas hydrates, naphthenic acid salts, and combinations thereof.