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Method and apparatus for measuring and controlling the flow of natural gas from gas wells

  • US 5,983,164 A
  • Filed: 02/25/1998
  • Issued: 11/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Methods for measuring the volume and rate of gas well flow from a gas well head by electrical means to eliminate gas volume measurement errors associated with intermittent or erratic gas flow conditions in a system using a differential pressure transducer, a temperature transducer, and a static pressure line transducer all in operative communication with the gas well head, including the steps of:

  • providing a first electric component system having an input portion installed in operative communication with a gas well site, said component system having calibration data, gas flow parameters, and control configurations;

    transmitting analog electric data as a function of time from at least the differential pressure transducer, the temperature transducer, and the static pressure line transducer to said input portion of said first electric component system;

    transmitting digital electric event data as a function of time to the input portion of said first electric component system;

    transmitting said analog electric data signals to a data logging manager for storage;

    transmitting said digital electric event data signals to a data logging manager for storage; and

    thenpresenting said analog electric data and said digital electric event data from said signal for display and for analysis of well characteristics and events from said signals, including volume and rate of gas well flow from a gas well head to which it is in operative communication.

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