Patents by Inventor RENAUD CAULIER

RENAUD CAULIER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10989039
    Abstract: An improved solution for estimating the flow rate of a fluid in the wells of a hydrocarbon production installation, during production. A hydrocarbon production installation can include at least two production wells, each production well including at least one device adapted for providing an estimate of the flow rate of a fluid in the well based on respective data, the wells being connected to a test separator adapted for providing an estimate of the cumulative flow rate of the fluid for all of the wells based on respective data. Further, during production, a data reconciliation and validation process can involve the data relative to the devices and the test separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Total SE
    Inventors: Cécile Coudroy, Jean Paul Couput, Renaud Caulier, Nicolas Kessler
  • Patent number: 10393561
    Abstract: An improved solution for estimating the flow rate of a fluid in a line of a hydrocarbon production installation, during production. Systems and methods for producing hydrocarbons on a line of a hydrocarbon production installation can include at least two devices adapted each for providing an estimate of the flow rate of a fluid in the line based on respective data. The devices include at least one metric counter, and the data relative to the provision of an estimate of the flow rate by the metric counter include a measurement done by at least one sensor of the metric counter on the fluid. Further, data can be determined relative to the provision of an estimate of the flow rate by the devices, and a DVR process involving the determined data, the reconciliation being conditioned by at least a substantial equality between the estimates of the flow rate of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Total S.A.
    Inventors: Cécile Coudroy, Jean Paul Couput, Renaud Caulier, Vincent Arendo
  • Publication number: 20170276529
    Abstract: An improved solution for estimating the flow rate of a fluid in a line of a hydrocarbon production installation, during production. Systems and methods for producing hydrocarbons on a line of a hydrocarbon production installation can include at least two devices adapted each for providing an estimate of the flow rate of a fluid in the line based on respective data. The devices include at least one metric counter, and the data relative to the provision of an estimate of the flow rate by the metric counter include a measurement done by at least one sensor of the metric counter on the fluid. Further, data can be determined relative to the provision of an estimate of the flow rate by the devices, and a DVR process involving the determined data, the reconciliation being conditioned by at least a substantial equality between the estimates of the flow rate of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Cecile COUDROY, Jean Paul COUPUT, Renaud CAULIER, Vincent ARENDO
  • Publication number: 20170275981
    Abstract: An improved solution for estimating the flow rate of a fluid in the wells of a hydrocarbon production installation, during production. A hydrocarbon production installation can include at least two production wells, each production well including at least one device adapted for providing an estimate of the flow rate of a fluid in the well based on respective data, the wells being connected to a test separator adapted for providing an estimate of the cumulative flow rate of the fluid for all of the wells based on respective data. Further, during production, a data reconciliation and validation process can involve the data relative to the devices and the test separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: CÉCILE COUDROY, JEAN PAUL COUPUT, RENAUD CAULIER, NICOLAS KESSLER