Method and system for non-intrusively determining properties of deposit in a fluidic channel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11448582-B2
Application number	US-202016885386-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2020
Priority date	Dec 19, 2019
Publication date	Sep 20, 2022
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022

Abstract

A method is provided for non-intrusively determining deposits of a fluidic channel. The method includes creating a pressure pulse in a fluidic channel. The method also includes sensing, by one or more sensors, reflections of the pressure pulse; and obtaining, from the one or more sensors, a measured pressure profile based on the sensed reflections of the pressure pulse. A processor then can determine one or more properties of the deposit in the fluidic channel based on the measured pressure profile.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method to non-intrusively determine properties of deposits in a fluidic channel, the method comprising:
obtaining, from one or more sensors, a measured pressure profile based on a pressure pulse induced in a fluidic channel; and
determining, by a controller, one or more properties of a deposit in the fluidic channel based on the measured pressure profile.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more properties of the deposit in the fluidic channel include at least one of the following: porosity, permeability, elasticity, Darcy-Weisbach friction factor, Reynolds number, and/or surface roughness.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the controller, identification of the deposit in the fluidic channel based on the properties of the deposit.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the controller, the location of the deposit in the fluidic channel based on the measured pressure profile.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the controller, a cleaning process to remove the deposit from the fluidic channel based on the properties of the deposit.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
removing, using the cleaning process, the deposit from the fluidic channel.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
actuating a pressure device to create the pressure pulse in the fluidic channel.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the pressure device includes one or more of the following: a valve which opens and/or closes, an injector which injects fluid into the fluidic channel, and/or a hydrophone projector.

9. A data acquisition system comprising:
one or more sensors operable to measure pressure in a fluidic channel; and
a controller operable to:
obtain, from the one or more sensors, a measured pressure profile based on a pressure pulse induced in the fluidic channel; and
determine one or more properties of a deposit in the fluidic channel based on the measured pressure profile.

10. The data acquisition system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more properties of the deposit in the fluidic channel include at least one of the following: porosity, permeability, elasticity, Darcy-Weisbach friction factor, Reynolds number, and/or surface roughness.

11. The data acquisition system of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further operable to:
determine identification of the deposit in the fluidic channel based on the properties of the depo sit.

12. The data acquisition system of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further operable to:
determine the location of the deposit in the fluidic channel based on the measured pressure profile.

13. The data acquisition system of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further operable to:
determining a cleaning process to remove the deposit from the fluidic channel based on the properties of the deposit.

14. The data acquisition system of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further operable to:
initiate the cleaning process to remove the deposit from the fluidic channel.

15. The data acquisition system of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further operable to:
actuate a pressure device to create the pressure pulse in the fluidic channel.

16. The data acquisition system of claim 15 , wherein the pressure device includes one or more of the following: a valve which opens and/or closes, an injector which injects fluid into the fluidic channel, and/or a hydrophone projector.

17. A system comprising:
a fluidic channel;
a pressure device operable to create a pressure pulse in the fluidic channel;
one or more sensors operable to measure pressure in the fluidic channel; and
a controller operable to:
obtain, from the one or more sensors, a measured pressure profile based on the pressure pulse induced in the fluidic channel; and
determine one or more properties of a deposit in the fluidic channel based on the measured pressure profile.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the one or more properties of the deposit in the fluidic channel include at least one of the following: porosity, permeability, elasticity, Darcy-Weisbach friction factor, Reynolds number, and/or surface roughness.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the controller is further operable to:
determine identification of the deposit in the fluidic channel based on the properties of the deposit.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the controller is further operable to:
determine the location of the deposit in the fluidic channel based on the measured pressure profile.

Assignees

• Halliburton Energy Services Inc

Inventors

• Bennett David B
• Ogundare Oluwatosin
• Olmi Claudio

Classifications

• G01N29/4418

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