Multisensor Acquirement System of Electrokinetic in Multiphase Flow.

Streaming potential is one kind of electrokinetic effect coupled with fluid flow in porous media, and it has the ability to evaluate properties of rock and fluid in reservoirs. Geophysicists are much concerned about its application in geophysical survey, especially to monitor multiphase flow which is widespread in petroleum industry. To study the electrokinetic effect during multiphase flow, it is necessary to collect electrical and hydraulic parameters in real time. So we designed an acquisition system of multisensors (pressure, flow rate, electrical potential and resistivity), which could conduct measurement process automatically, introduced noise reduction algorithm to the primary analog signals. Data and control command were transmitted in network based on TCP/IP protocol and USB converter. Result from an water-oil displacement experiment showed that this system can effectively and rightly monitor the state of electrokinetic process during multiphase flow. © 2013 ACADEMY PUBLISHER.