Paper presented at the 1995 SPE Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK, 2-4 April, 1995.
Muhammad Razi,* University of Texas at Austin
Steven L. Morriss,* University of Texas at Austin
Augusto L. Podio,* University of Texas at Austin
ABSTRACT
The flow velocity of the one dimensional, single phase flow within an individual perforation is determined using an ultrasonic Doppler technique. This new technique takes advantage of the fact that flow in an individual perforation is often single phase even when flow in the wellbore is not. Existing techniques for determining multi-phase flow rates in a well bore have many limitations, due in large part to the complexity of the many possible flow regimes. An innovative approach which partially circumvents this problem has been investigated experimentally. Work has been done using an experimental set-up simulating a well bore, with water as the fluid. Since the diameter of perforations for a known gun type and casing can be reasonably estimated, flow rate within an individual perforation can be determined from velocity. Comparison of the calculated flow rates with actual flow rates are encouraging, both in turbulent and laminar flows. It is envisioned that a televiewer-like tool could be developed to scan the entire perforated interval while logging, providing a complete description of flow entries and exits.