Christmas tree with internally positioned flowmeter
View Patent ↗A measurement device is disclosed which includes a structure adapted to be removably coupled to a Christmas tree, a sleeve operatively coupled to the structure and a flowmeter positioned at least partially within the sleeve.
1. A system for measuring production flow from a well, comprising:
a gas separator assembly that is adapted to be attached above a wellhead and receive production flow from said well, said gas separator assembly comprising a gas separator device that is adapted to separate at least a portion of gas from said production flow;
a flow measurement assembly adapted to be positioned downstream of said gas separator assembly, said flow measurement assembly comprising a flow measurement device that is adapted to receive and measure production flow after it has passed through said gas separator assembly;
a piping spool comprising a gas flowmeter, said gas flowmeter adapted to receive and measure gas separated from said production flow by said gas separator device; and
a Christmas tree coupled downstream of said flow measurement assembly and adapted to receive production flow that flows through said flow measurement assembly.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said gas separator assembly comprises a separated gas outlet that is coupled to said piping spool.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said gas separator assembly comprises a separated gas outlet that is in fluid communication with a separated gas passage in said flow measurement assembly.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said flow measurement device is a multi-phase flowmeter.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said gas separator device comprises a swirl element.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein said gas separator assembly comprises a production passage that is substantially axially aligned with and in fluid communication with production tubing in said well.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein said gas separator device is positioned within said production passage of said gas separator assembly.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein said gas separator assembly further comprises a separated gas passage.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein said flow measurement assembly comprises a production passage that is substantially axially aligned with and in fluid communication with production tubing in said well.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein said flow measurement device is positioned within said production passage of said flow measurement assembly.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein said flow measurement assembly further comprises a separated gas passage.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of said gas separator assembly and said flow measurement assembly comprise internal separated gas passages that are in fluid communication with one another.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein said Christmas tree also comprises a separated gas passage that is in fluid communication with said separated gas passage in said flow measurement assembly.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein said separated gas passage in said Christmas tree is in fluid communication with said piping spool.