DE60030294D1 - Messung von sich ausbreitenden akustischen wellen in nachgiebigen rohren - Google Patents

Messung von sich ausbreitenden akustischen wellen in nachgiebigen rohren

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DE60030294D1
DE60030294D1 DE60030294T DE60030294T DE60030294D1 DE 60030294 D1 DE60030294 D1 DE 60030294D1 DE 60030294 T DE60030294 T DE 60030294T DE 60030294 T DE60030294 T DE 60030294T DE 60030294 D1 DE60030294 D1 DE 60030294D1
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acoustic waves
subsequent tubes
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measure spreading
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L Gysling
S Mcguinn
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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
    • G01F1/66—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 measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
    • G01F1/662—Constructional details
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/10—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements
    • E21B47/107—Locating fluid leaks, intrusions or movements using acoustic means
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01H—MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES
    • G01H3/00—Measuring characteristics of vibrations by using a detector in a fluid
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028—Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02836—Flow rate, liquid level
DE60030294T 1999-06-25 2000-06-23 Messung von sich ausbreitenden akustischen wellen in nachgiebigen rohren Expired - Lifetime DE60030294D1 (de)

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US09/344,070 US6435030B1 (en) 1999-06-25 1999-06-25 Measurement of propagating acoustic waves in compliant pipes
PCT/US2000/017419 WO2001001088A1 (en) 1999-06-25 2000-06-23 Measurement of propagating acoustic waves in compliant pipes

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