A prototype microwave and gamma-ray MFM has been developed for measurement of oil, water and gas flowrates on production pipelines and has been successfully trialed at the Thevenard Island oil production facility. The microwave and gamma-ray MFM determined the oil and water flow rates with errors of 5.4 and 5.9% relative respectively for the wide range of wells and flow conditions during the trial period. A prototype non-intrusive microwave MFM is being developed for measurement of oil, water and gas flow rates on production pipelines. The microwave MFM will be trialed on the West Kingfish platform in Bass Strait in late 1994.

Keywords:
flow velocity, mfm, reservoir surveillance, prototype microwave, society of petroleum engineers, upstream oil & gas, microwave mfm, liquid thickness, production control, attenuation
Subjects:
Well & Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring, Pipelines, Flowlines and Risers, Formation Evaluation & Management, Production logging, Downhole and wellsite flow metering
Copyright 1994, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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