Multiphase meters have been commercially available for more than a decade and their use is becoming more common. Even so, the operational experience of meters based on conventional technologies is mixed. The development of the MPM meter was based on a clearly stated need among field operators for a high performance multiphase meter, with the ability to deliver more advanced functions and accurate measurements on a consistent basis.


To achieve these goals, MPM have successfully attacked and resolved well known and extremely difficult challenges on a broad scale, focusing on:

1. Eliminating measurement errors due to annular gas concentration (in vertical flow)
2. Capturing rapid fluctuations in the flow (slugs, etc) by obtaining extremely fast repeat measurements
3. Measuring flow rates of oil much more precisely, by doing more accurate watercut measurements at high watercut and high GVF 
4. Covering life of the field operations, by enabling multiphase and wetgas meters to be combined in one single unit, and implementing automatic and instantaneous switching between wetgas and multiphase mode
5. Measure water conductivity  rather than require it as input from user, to simplify operations and reduce measurement errors