DESCRIPTION

DBT

The Sondex Diverter Basket Tool is used to divert all the flow in the wellbore through a small diameter spinner section. By reducing the flow area the fluid velocity is increased which makes the flowmeter able to detect low volumetric flowrates. Another advantage of using the DBT is that by forcing all the fluid to pass through the spinner housing we can then channel it through the measuring window of a radioactive density tool by using an extender tube and baffle. In multiphase flow we can thus obtain more accurate representations of true flow. This is especially applicable to low rate and inclined wells and this has been verified in the field.

FLOW LOOP CHARACTERISATION

This combination of diverter tool and extender tube with baffle has been flow loop characterised. At flowrates above about 200 BPD slip is limited and approaches zero. In this situation apparent holdup through the density tool and water cut are the same. This means that by removing slip velocity (which is often an estimation) we can calculate zonal phase flowrates by simply multiplying total flow by water cut and making PVT corrections. Below 200 BPD there is some slip. In this case flow loop derived characterisation charts (available from Sondex) are used to relate density tool apparent holdup to water cut. The flowloop characterisation showed that even when there is a slight leak of the basket then the water cut measurements are valid.

SPECIFICATIONS DBT w/Extender Tube

DBT Diameter Minimum Flowrate Maximum Flowrate Water Cut accuracy <200bpd Water Cut accuracy >200bpd Water Cut accuracy >500bpd Effect of Deviation Change

1 11/16" 25bpd

2 1/8" 40bpd

1500bpd 2250bpd See chart below +/- 6% +/- 3% <10%

DBT w ith 2 1/8" ID Exte n de r T u b e , V e rtica l M e as u re d Ho ld u p as a Fu n ctio n o f W ate r Cu t Ove r lay o f 1 00, 2 00, 5 00, 1 000, 2000, 3000 BPD 1.00

Production Logging Tools

0.90

0.80

0.70 Calcu late d Holdup (Yw )

0.60

0.50

0.40 3000 BPD 0.30 2000 BPD 1000 BPD

0.20

500 BPD

200 BPD

100 BPD

0.10

0.00 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 W ate r C u t (%) 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0

DBT with Extender Tube during Flow Loop Characterisation

SONDEX LTD. FORD LANE BRAMSHILL HOOK HAMPSHIRE RG27 0RH UK Telephone +44 (0) 118 932 6755 Fax +44 (0) 118 932 6704 www.sondex.co.uk email sondex@sondex.co.uk Printed 10 April 2001