Patent ID: 9556731
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: E21B,G01J,G01N,G01V

Claim:
1. A method for dosing a hydrate inhibitor into a multiphase flow from a natural gas or oil well, the method comprising: transmitting one or more types of radiation into the multiphase flow through a flow gap located on an immersion probe, wherein at least a portion of the immersion probe is located within the well or within a pipe conveying the multiphase flow; measuring the one or more types of radiation received from the multiphase flow; collecting a first data related to the properties of the multiphase flow, wherein the first data includes the measurements of the one or more types of radiation received from the multiphase flow; analyzing the first data; communicating the first data to a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: utilizing the pump on which the dosage is set to inject the dosage of hydrate inhibitor into the well or the pipe conveying the multiphase flow.