Sand monitoring during production
Sand monitoring during production
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I wonder if anyone knows any device capable of measuring sand quantities in kg of sand per barrels of fluid in a process pipe ?
Most sand monitoring devices i've come across only give indication of sand production but don't measure quantity.
Most sand monitoring devices i've come across only give indication of sand production but don't measure quantity.





RE: Sand monitoring during production
Once I read a paper where a non contact measurement of conductivity was used for the same purpose.
In both cases you need a carefully performed calibration.
It would be good to know more about your liquid and about the sand.
m777182
RE: Sand monitoring during production
The problem is that the process is very often not a stable flow thus errors can occur.
What is the route of the pipeline downstream is it into a vessel / separator? There are many devices that would be able to monitor sand / solid build up in a vessel for instance a phase profiler.
RE: Sand monitoring during production
THey have success in underflow measurement, pipeline measurement and in classifiers.
JMW
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