Oil and gas producers have always faced the challenge of measuring the oil, gas, and water content in the produced fluids coming from the wells.

Traditionally test separators have been used to periodically separate and measure each of the fluid components.

Multiphase flow meters have enabled these measurements to be done online and continuously as the produced fluid flows continue to be processed and readied for sale.

In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast, Kelda Dinsdale joins me to discuss innovations in multiphase flow measurement with the Roxar 2600 Multiphase Flow Meter and Roxar 5726 Multiphase Transmitter to enable easier setup and installation, and ongoing accuracy.

Give the podcast a listen, and visit the Roxar Flow Metering section on Emerson.com to learn more about improving your oil & gas measurement and production operations.


Transcript
Jim: Hi, everyone. I'm Jim Cahill with another "Emerson Automation Experts" podcast. I'm joined today by Kelda Dinsdale, product marketing manager, to discuss Roxar Multiphase Flow Meter technology advancements and their benefit for oil and gas producers in real-time well fluids measurements. Welcome, Kelda.

Kelda: Thank you very much. Thank you for having me. It's a pleasure to be here.

Jim: Well, it's great having you here and having a chance to share some of your expertise and wisdom with our listeners. So, why don't we get started by letting me ask you to share a little bit about your background with our listeners?

Kelda: I've been working in Emerson for about 16 and a half years now, based in Bergen in Norway. I started as a document controller, which was a really nice way to get to know the product actually. And I've had quite a number of roles since then, both commercial and technical, most of which have been supporting the Roxar Multiphase Flow Meter. And as you mentioned, I'm currently the product marketing manager, and I support the Roxar 2600 Multiphase Flow Meter and the Roxar Watercut Meter.

Jim: Well, that's great. I know those are very important in the oil and gas production industry. So, let's open up by asking you to share some information about the Roxar Multiphase Meter, what it does and how our customers use the meter.

Kelda: Absolutely. In a nutshell, the Roxar 2600 Multiphase Flow Meter provides flow rates for oil, water, and gas without the need to separate the flow first. We have two key aspects to that, I would say. The one is the raw data measurements and the other is the software as for how this works. We take a number of raw data measurements, pressure, differential pressure, temperature, impedance, and we have a mixed density measurement either using a gamma system or with our non-gamma approach.

I should probably mention we have both gamma and non-gamma versions of the multiphase meter available. Both are full range covering 0% to 100% gas volume fraction and 0% to 100% water liquid ratio. So then we have the raw data measurements, and we add to that what I consider the joy and the art and the expertise of mult...