Multiphase flow measurement system
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1. A method of performing multiphase flow measurements in a multiphase flow stream including liquid and gas components, said method comprising:
- determining a flow rate of said multiphase flow stream; and
calculating to quantify flow rates of discrete liquid and gas components, said calculation comprising solving N equations with N unknowns.
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A fully automated Coriolis-based well system which can deliver accurate volumetric flow rate measurements in three phase flow. Measurements are performed according to a process including using N equations and N unknowns technique.
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1. A method of performing multiphase flow measurements in a multiphase flow stream including liquid and gas components, said method comprising:
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determining a flow rate of said multiphase flow stream; and
calculating to quantify flow rates of discrete liquid and gas components, said calculation comprising solving N equations with N unknowns. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multiphase flow stream measurement system for use in flow streams including multiple liquid components and a gas component comprising:
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means for measuring a flow rate of said multiphase flow stream; and
means for measuring a flow rate of said liquid and gas components, wherein said means for measuring a flow rate of said liquid and gas components uses a calculation to quantify flow rates of discrete liquid and gas phases in said multiphase flow stream, said calculation comprising solving N equations with N unknowns. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A multiphase flow measurement system for performing multiphase flow measurements in flow streams including multiple liquid phases and a gas phase, said multiphase flow measurement system comprising:
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a flow meter configured to receive said multiphase flow and determine a density of said multiphase flow;
a water cut monitor configured to receive said multiphase flow and determine a water cut of said multiphase flow; and
a controller configured to communicate with said Coriolis flowmeter and said water cut monitor, for measuring a flow rate of said liquid and gas components, wherein said controller uses a calculation to quantify flow rates of discrete liquid and gas phases in said multiphase flow stream, said calculation comprising solving N equations with N unknowns. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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