Real-Time Measurements of Oil, Gas and Water Contents Using an EM Wave Sensor for Oil-Marine-Environment Industries

Multiphase measurement has been an aim of the oil and gas production industries for many years. A variety of different techniques have been developed in an attempt to design a meter which is a realistic alternative to the bulky, off-line but accurate test separator to determine the amount of oil, water and gas in a pipeline. Liverpool John Moores University, in conjunction with Solartron ISA, have developed an industrial prototype of a non-intrusive, real time, phase area fraction meter which uses the different electromagnetic properties of the pipeline contents to determine their relative proportions as they flow through the sensor