Viscosity and density measurements using mechanical oscillators in oil and gas applications

M Gonzalez, HR Seren, G Ham, E Buzi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Real-time monitoring of wellbore fluids is of crucial importance for oil recovery. During
various operations such as drilling, production, stimulation, and intervention, the …

Downhole viscosity measurement platform using tuning fork oscillators

M González, G Ham, A Al Haddad… - 2015 IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The viscosity of subsurface hydrocarbons is commonly determined by sampling produced
fluids at the surface. However, bringing hydrocarbons to surface temperature and pressure …

Method and device for measuring fluid properties using an electromechanical resonator

M Gonzalez, M Deffenbaugh, H Seren… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A method and device are described for making in situ measurements of the density and
viscosity of downhole fluids at subterranean wells. An oscillator circuit is deployed in the well …

Fast downhole fluid viscosity and density measurements using a self-oscillating tuning fork device

M Gonzalez, H Seren, E Buzi… - 2017 IEEE Sensors …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ability to characterize fluids as they are being produced is of great importance for
reservoir management in the petroleum industry. Real-time information about changes in …

Design of a high-pressure viscosity-measurement system using two pressure balances

T Muramoto, H Kajikawa, H Iizumi, K Ide… - Measurement Science …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, a new high-pressure viscosity measurement system using a capillary method
is reported. In this system, two pressure balances are used to generate stable pressure and …

Current state and future trends of wireline formation testing downhole fluid analysis for improved reservoir fluid evaluation

SR Ramaswami, PW Cornelisse, M Mooijer… - International …, 2016 - onepetro.org
The introduction of downhole fluid analysis (DFA) two decades ago was a major addition to
the wireline formation testing suite of measurements previously available in the industry …

Real-time Detection of Oil Viscosity Using Coplanar Capacitive Sensors

M Saleh, IH Elhajj, D Asmar, S Antoun - 2020 IEEE SENSORS, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Measurement of oil's internal flow resistance, usually known as viscosity, is essential in
several domains such as automotive and oil production. Although different types of …

Understanding fluid complexity and reservoir connectivity using downhole fluid analysis in Wilcox Formation Gulf of Mexico

SS Betancourt, VK Mishra, S Clinch, G Guo… - Offshore Technology …, 2016 - onepetro.org
The development of the Wilcox formation in the Gulf of Mexico is constantly pushing
technical boundaries in the oil industry. Here, ultra-deepwater wells are needed to target …

Current State and Future Trends in the Use of Downhole Fluid Analysis for Improved Reservoir Evaluation

H Elshahawi, CL Dong, SR Ramaswami… - SPE Annual Technical …, 2016 - onepetro.org
The introduction of downhole fluid analysis (DFA) two decades ago was a major addition to
the wireline formation testing suite of measurements previously available in the industry …

Quantitative Characterization of Multiphase Mixtures Applied to Oil Spill Thickness Measurement

M Saleh - 2021 - research.manchester.ac.uk
During oil spill incidents, large amounts of oil mixtures spread through open water. Studies
have shown that the effectiveness of oil cleaning techniques depends on knowing the actual …