| 摘要 |
Method for determining pressure profiles in wellbores, flowlines and pipelin es flowing singlephase and multiphase fluids and use of such a method. The flow is temporarily stopped or restricted with a quick acting valve and the pressure is continuously recorded at a point a short distance upstream, usin g the Joukowsky equation: .DELTA.p_a=.rho. u a, where .rho.(kg/m3) represents the fluid density, u(m/s) the fluid flowing velocity and a (m/s) the speed o f sound in the fluid, to estimate the magnitude of the water hammer and using the Darcy-Weisbach equation: .DELTA._f=(f/2)(.DELTA.L/d)).rho.u~2, where f (dimensionless) is the friction factor, L (m) the pipe length, d (m) pipe diameter, (kg/m3), .rho. (kg/m3) fluid density and u (m/s) fluid velocity, t o determine the frictional pressure drop, thereby obtaining a time-log of the pressure change in the wellbore, flowline or pipeline measured. A distance-l og of pressure change may be obtained from the time-log and an estimate of the speed of sound in the actual multiphase flow media, using the formula: .DELTA.L = 0.5 a .DELTA.t, to obtain the relation between time (.DELTA.t) an d distance (.DELTA.L). The method is useful for detecting and locating leakage s, inflow, deposits, collapses etc.
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