Applications
Heavy Oil
Rising water content raises crude viscosity, and sand production is near universal.
Typical depth range
400–1,400 m
Four phases, one instrument
0 to 100% gas fraction range
Continuous sand detection
What changes across the life of the well.
Water behaviour
Rising water content raises crude viscosity progressively.
Sand behaviour
Sand production near universal in thermal production wells, varying by fault block.
Measurement implications.
Four phases, one instrument
0 to 100% gas fraction range
Continuous sand detection
Thermal wells produce sand continuously and vary block to block, so per-well solids measurement is the basis for any lift or separation decision.
All well conditions carry the potential for sand production and need continuous attention. Measuring solids as a phase rather than inferring them is what makes that possible.
Next step
Specify the NGM Series for your heavy oil wells.
Send the conditions and an engineer reviews them, then comes back with a specified configuration.