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Title: Downhole steam quality measurement

Abstract

An empirical method for the remote sensing of steam quality that can be easily adapted to downhole steam quality measurements by measuring the electrical properties of two-phase flow across electrode grids at low frequencies.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
  2. (Albuquerque, NM)
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
AT&T
OSTI Identifier:
866217
Patent Number(s):
4658208
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP00789
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
downhole; steam; quality; measurement; empirical; method; remote; sensing; easily; adapted; measurements; measuring; electrical; properties; two-phase; flow; electrode; grids; frequencies; remote sensing; two-phase flow; electrical properties; downhole steam; steam quality; phase flow; electrode grids; quality measurement; electrode grid; easily adapted; /324/73/

Citation Formats

Lee, David O, Montoya, Paul C, Muir, James F, and Wayland, Jr., J. Robert. Downhole steam quality measurement. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Lee, David O, Montoya, Paul C, Muir, James F, & Wayland, Jr., J. Robert. Downhole steam quality measurement. United States.
Lee, David O, Montoya, Paul C, Muir, James F, and Wayland, Jr., J. Robert. Thu . "Downhole steam quality measurement". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866217.
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author = {Lee, David O and Montoya, Paul C and Muir, James F and Wayland, Jr., J. Robert},
abstractNote = {An empirical method for the remote sensing of steam quality that can be easily adapted to downhole steam quality measurements by measuring the electrical properties of two-phase flow across electrode grids at low frequencies.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1987},
month = {1}
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