Patent ID: 8109332

Claim:
A method of optimizing a production of a well, comprising: at least partially disposing a first sensing element of a plurality of sensing elements in a first fluid of a plurality of fluids in a well bore; at least partially disposing a second sensing element of the plurality of sensing elements in a second fluid of the plurality of fluids; supplying a current at a first frequency to the plurality of sensing elements with an electrical power supply and a frequency modulator; generating a first signal representative of an electrical characteristic of the first fluid and the second fluid; supplying a current at a second frequency to the plurality of sensing elements; generating a second signal representative of an electrical characteristic of the first fluid and the second fluid; processing the first signal and the second signal to generate a signal representative of a dielectric constant of the first fluid with a processor; adjusting a production parameter at least partially based on the dielectric constant of the first fluid.