Study on Oil-Water Two-phase Flow in the Invisible Measuring Pipeline of the Horizontal Tri-electrode Capacitive Sensor

Li, Lei; Wang, Ming; Wang, Dahai; Gao, Xuewei; Zhu, Qianhui

doi:10.2478/msr-2024-0008

Abstract

Based on the well logging requirements of horizontal stripper wells, the flow characteristics of the oil-water two-phase flow in the invisible horizontal tri-electrode capacitive sensor (HTCS) measurement pipeline are studied. First, an experimental device and a numerical validation model of a horizontal 20 mm glass pipeline are established to study the flow characteristics of the oil-water two-phase flow. Then, the flow characteristics of the horizontal oil-water two-phase flow in the measurement pipeline under different horizontal inclination angles are studied and the flow patterns and inclination angles suitable for the new tri-electrode capacitive sensor are discussed. Finally, using the horizontal oil-water two-phase flow loop platform of the largest oil and gas testing center in China, the dynamic response of the new capacitive sensor is studied under different inclination angles, flow rates, and water-cut conditions, and the dynamic response law is analyzed based on the simulation results.

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Study on Oil-Water Two-phase Flow in the Invisible Measuring Pipeline of the Horizontal Tri-electrode Capacitive Sensor

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