Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for detection and/or measurement of gaseous components of multiphase mixtures containing one or more hydrocarbons that may be retrieved down a wellbore or may be being transported in a pipeline. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, embodiments of the present invention may provide for separation of the gaseous components from the multiphase mixtures and detection and/or measurement of the separated gaseous components by direct oxidation or reduction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 21, 2007
Date of Patent:
August 27, 2013
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Texas
Inventors:
Jimmy Lawrence, Nathan Lawrence, Kay Robinson