Agar Production Well Testing Appl 5
Agar Production Well Testing Appl 5
Agar Production Well Testing Appl 5
Purging Time Short: small liquid volume Long: Large liquid volume
Accuracy 2-Phase 3-Phase
Fluid from previous well can
Smaller liquid volumes reduce
Purging greatly affect results if not
chances of error
totally purged.
Measures 0 - 100% water in Any oil discharged with water
Emulsions
liquid leg is not measured
Continues to measure
Any oil discharged with water
Inversions properly with density
is not measured
inversions
1 flow meter, 1 valve, 1 Hi/Lo 2 Flow Meters, 2 Valves, 2 Hi/
Instrumentation
control Lo Controls
Economics 2-Phase 3-Phase
Requires 2 flow meters, 2 sets
1 flow meter, 1 set of level
Number of instruments of level controls and 2 control
controls, and 1 control valve
valves
Large because of required
Vessel Size Smaller with equal capacity
retention time
Requires both water leg and oil
Piping Only 1 liquid leg
leg
APPLICATION NOTE 5
All Agar Corporation Instruments are covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents: 4,503,383; 4,774,680; 5,099,697; 5,101,163; 5,101,367; 5,263,363;
5,503,004; 5,551,305; 5,589,642; 5,741,977, RE 36,597. Other patents pending in the USA and other countries.
APPLICATION NOTE 5 - Production Well Testing
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