Acoustic sand detector for fluid flowstreams
Abstract
The particle volume and particle mass production rate of particulate solids entrained in fluid flowstreams such as formation sand or fracture proppant entrained in oil and gas production flowstreams is determined by a system having a metal probe interposed in a flow conduit for transmitting acoustic emissions created by particles impacting the probe to a sensor and signal processing circuit which produces discrete signals related to the impact of each of the particles striking the probe. The volume or mass flow rate of particulates is determined from making an initial particle size distribution and particle energy distribution and comparing the initial energy distribution and/or the initial size distribution with values related to the impact energies of a predetermined number of recorded impacts. The comparison is also used to recalibrate the system to compensate for changes in flow velocity.
- Inventors:
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- Corrales, NM
- Frisco, TX
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868991
- Patent Number(s):
- 5257530
- Assignee:
- Atlantic Richfield Company (Los Angeles, CA); Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- acoustic; sand; detector; fluid; flowstreams; particle; volume; mass; production; rate; particulate; solids; entrained; formation; fracture; proppant; oil; gas; determined; metal; probe; interposed; flow; conduit; transmitting; emissions; created; particles; impacting; sensor; signal; processing; circuit; produces; discrete; signals; related; impact; striking; particulates; initial; size; distribution; energy; comparing; values; energies; predetermined; recorded; impacts; comparison; recalibrate; compensate; changes; velocity; particle energy; particulate solids; particulate solid; flow conduit; production rate; gas production; solids entrained; size distribution; signal processing; mass flow; flow rate; particle size; fluid flow; energy distribution; flow velocity; fluid flows; acoustic emission; acoustic emissions; transmitting acoustic; signals related; gas product; mass production; signal process; particles impact; values related; initial energy; fluid flowstreams; /73/
Citation Formats
Beattie, Alan G, and Bohon, W Mark. Acoustic sand detector for fluid flowstreams. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Beattie, Alan G, & Bohon, W Mark. Acoustic sand detector for fluid flowstreams. United States.
Beattie, Alan G, and Bohon, W Mark. Fri .
"Acoustic sand detector for fluid flowstreams". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868991.
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author = {Beattie, Alan G and Bohon, W Mark},
abstractNote = {The particle volume and particle mass production rate of particulate solids entrained in fluid flowstreams such as formation sand or fracture proppant entrained in oil and gas production flowstreams is determined by a system having a metal probe interposed in a flow conduit for transmitting acoustic emissions created by particles impacting the probe to a sensor and signal processing circuit which produces discrete signals related to the impact of each of the particles striking the probe. The volume or mass flow rate of particulates is determined from making an initial particle size distribution and particle energy distribution and comparing the initial energy distribution and/or the initial size distribution with values related to the impact energies of a predetermined number of recorded impacts. The comparison is also used to recalibrate the system to compensate for changes in flow velocity.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
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