GB2430269B - Flow meter using an expanded tube section and sensitive differential pressure measurement - Google Patents

Flow meter using an expanded tube section and sensitive differential pressure measurement

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GB2430269B
GB2430269B GB0624422A GB0624422A GB2430269B GB 2430269 B GB2430269 B GB 2430269B GB 0624422 A GB0624422 A GB 0624422A GB 0624422 A GB0624422 A GB 0624422A GB 2430269 B GB2430269 B GB 2430269B
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differential pressure
flow meter
pressure measurement
tube section
expanded tube
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Richard T Jones
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Weatherford Lamb Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/05—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects
    • G01F1/34—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects by measuring pressure or differential pressure
    • G01F1/36—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects by measuring pressure or differential pressure the pressure or differential pressure being created by the use of flow constriction
    • G01F1/40—Details of construction of the flow constriction devices
    • G01F1/44—Venturi tubes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/05—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects
    • G01F1/34—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects by measuring pressure or differential pressure
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/74—Devices for measuring flow of a fluid or flow of a fluent solid material in suspension in another fluid

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  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)

Abstract

A method and apparatus for measuring the flow rate of a fluid within tubing disposed within a downhole wellbore. The apparatus includes an inverse Venturi meter 60 inserted within tubing 15 with an enlarged inner diameter portion 61. The pressure differential is measured between the enlarged inner diameter portion 61 and another portion of the inverse Venturi meter 60 (see 70, 75 in Fig. 3). Flow rate is determined from the pressure differential and the density of the fluid.
GB0624422A 2003-08-22 2004-08-20 Flow meter using an expanded tube section and sensitive differential pressure measurement Expired - Fee Related GB2430269B (en)

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US10/647,014 US6910388B2 (en) 2003-08-22 2003-08-22 Flow meter using an expanded tube section and sensitive differential pressure measurement
GB0418655A GB2406387B (en) 2003-08-22 2004-08-20 Flow meter using an expanded tube section and sensitive differential pressure measurement

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GB0624422D0 GB0624422D0 (en) 2007-01-17
GB2430269A GB2430269A (en) 2007-03-21
GB2430269B true GB2430269B (en) 2007-10-17

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US11821775B2 (en) * 2021-05-10 2023-11-21 The Johns Hopkins University Mass flow meter

Citations (3)

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GB1210710A (en) * 1968-05-03 1970-10-28 Robert Eugene Cleary Flow measuring device
JPH06147947A (en) * 1992-11-11 1994-05-27 Sankyo Paioteku Kk Device for measuring flow rate of powdery fluid in transport tube
US6405604B1 (en) * 1997-08-26 2002-06-18 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Method and apparatus for measuring oil effluent flow rates

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1210710A (en) * 1968-05-03 1970-10-28 Robert Eugene Cleary Flow measuring device
JPH06147947A (en) * 1992-11-11 1994-05-27 Sankyo Paioteku Kk Device for measuring flow rate of powdery fluid in transport tube
US6405604B1 (en) * 1997-08-26 2002-06-18 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Method and apparatus for measuring oil effluent flow rates

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