Calibration of flowmeters in oil and gas industry using radioactive tracers

Autores

  • Luís Eduardo Barreira Brandão Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear - Conselho de Pesquisa e Ensino

Palavras-chave:

oil, , flow measuremets, radiotracer

Resumo

In oil industry, the correct measurements or oil flow in pipelines is necessary to control the pumping system. For this operation, a series of flowmeters are installed, this equipment must be periodically calibrated, and in this work, we show a non-invasive method employing radiotracer methods to measure the oil flow. Using a proper radiotracer for the specific material moving inside the pipeline is possible accurately to measure the flow without any disturbance in the normal operation of the pipeline.

Referências

GONÇALVES, E. R. Desenvolvimento de Metodologia para Medidas de Atividade Total de Amostras de Óleo Marcado com 198Au. 2013. 62 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Engenharia Nuclear)- UFRJ/COPPE, Rio de Janeiro, 2013.

KENUP, H. O. Produção de traçador radioativo por eletromarcação de derivado de petróleo com 123I. 2016. 77 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Engenharia Nuclear)- COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, 2016.

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Publicado

2021-07-08

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Seção

Application of Nuclear Techniques in Health and Environment