METHOD FOR RECORDING OIL FLOW Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: oil and gas extractive industry.

SUBSTANCE: method includes measuring volume and denseness of fresh oil in reservoir in case of even or balanced temperature and pressure. Combined sample of fresh oil is taken from pipeline during its draining and denseness of oil and bed water and ballast content is determined. Then mass of drained oil is determined with consideration of measured parameters. Prior to draining, fresh oil from reservoir is exposed until partial separation of bed water, and its denseness is measured. During draining of fresh oil, its denseness,, volumetric share of water therein, pressure and temperature are determined. Drained oil mass and percentage of ballast is determined from given mathematical expressions. Denseness of exposed bed water is measured on basis of sample, taken after exposure of fresh oil in reservoir. Denseness of exposed bed water is measured in its flow during draining from reservoir after exposure and before draining fresh oil. Volume of fresh oil in reservoir is measured continuously by its level and data from graduating table for reservoir. Draining of combined sample of fresh oil from pipeline during its draining is performed manually or automatically in case of constant kinetic condition. After exposure of fresh oil in reservoir point samples of fresh oil are taken, additional combined sample is made thereof and denseness of fresh oil, oil and bed water and ballast percentage is determined from it, and these parameters are used when evaluating precision of determining parameters of drained oil. Measurements of denseness, volumetric water share, pressure and temperature during draining of fresh oil in flow are performed periodically with averaging of current values of measured parameters for time interval, equal to period of change of parameters of fresh oil in reservoir. Mass of bed water M_W is determined from given formula.

EFFECT: higher precision.

8 cl, 1 dwg