Patent ID: 11952885
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 9:
10. A wellbore tool, comprising:
a housing attached to a wellbore string configured to run the housing along a wellbore;
a flowmeter assembly rotatably coupled to the housing and comprising a first portion comprising a spinner and configured to be exposed, with the wellbore tool within the wellbore, to a wellbore fluid, and a second portion attached to the spinner and extending into the housing, the second portion isolated by the housing from the wellbore fluid;
a cleaning assembly coupled to the flowmeter assembly, the cleaning assembly configured to at least one of heat a space near the spinner or selectively rotate the spinner by engaging and rotating the second portion; and
a controller operationally coupled to and configured to activate and deactivate the cleaning assembly to heat a volume around the spinner or axially rotate the spinner to remove obstructions from the spinner under centrifugal force of the spinner.