A double-ring conductance sensor used for water holdup logging in horizontal wells

  • Wenfeng Xu*
  • , Lijun Xu
  • , Xingbin Liu
  • , Jinhai Hu
  • , Shuilong Ma
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new production logging (PL) tool was developed for water holdup measurement in horizontal wells. The tool uses a double-ring shaped conductance array of 24 electrodes formed by 12 supporting arms to provide an excellent image of the holdup pattern. For oil/water two-phase stratified flow in a horizontal well, the oil/water interface is located by a “probe” method. An optimization program is proposed for the determination of the radiuses of the two rings and the uncertainty in estimation of the interface can be obtained easily when the “probe” method is used alone. To further improve the measurement accuracy of the interface, a least-square (LS) based method was put forward by using a sample database that was obtained in advance. The sample database of the interface was obtained through a series of static experiments. It was shown that the oil-water interface can be determined more accurate by the use of the LS method. Experiments showed that the tool can be used to measure the water holdup in horizontal wells.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication6th World Congress in Industrial Process Tomography
PublisherInternational Society for Industrial Process Tomography
Pages204-209
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9780853163220
StatePublished - 2010
Event6th World Congress in Industrial Process Tomography - Beijing, China
Duration: 6 Sep 20109 Sep 2010

Publication series

Name6th World Congress in Industrial Process Tomography

Conference

Conference6th World Congress in Industrial Process Tomography
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period6/09/109/09/10

Keywords

  • Electrical conductance sensor
  • Horizontal well
  • Two-phase flow
  • Water cut
  • Water holdup

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