Determining oil content of solids recovered from a wellbore
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsXiangnan Ye, Dale E. Jamison, Cato Russell McDaniel, Katerina V. Newman
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Abstract
A method for the determination of the oil content for solids recovered from a wellbore is provided. The method comprises providing the solids recovered from the wellbore and measuring the thermal conductivity of the solids recovered from the wellbore using a thermal conductivity probe. The method further comprises using the thermal conductivity measurement to determine the oil content in the solids recovered from the wellbore.
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A method to determine an oil content for solids recovered from a wellbore, the method comprising:
- providing the solids recovered from the wellbore wherein the solids recovered from the wellbore comprise drill cuttings;
- measuring the thermal conductivity of the solids recovered from the wellbore using a thermal conductivity probe;
- and
- comparing the measured thermal conductivity to a known baseline to determine the oil content in the solids recovered from the wellbore.
A method to determine an oil content for solids recovered from a wellbore, the method comprising:
- providing the solids recovered from the wellbore;
- measuring the thermal conductivity of the solids recovered from the wellbore using a thermal conductivity probe, wherein the thermal conductivity probe is a needle probe;
- and
- comparing the measured thermal conductivity to a known baseline to determine the oil content in the solids recovered from the wellbore.
A method to determine an oil content for solids recovered from a wellbore, the method comprising:
- providing the solids recovered from the wellbore;
- separating the solids from a drilling fluid;
- measuring the thermal conductivity of the solids recovered from the wellbore using a thermal conductivity probe;
- and
- comparing the measured thermal conductivity to a known baseline to determine the oil content in the solids recovered from the wellbore.
A method to determine an oil content for solids recovered from a wellbore, the method comprising:
- placing the solids recovered from the wellbore in a vessel, wherein the solids recovered from the wellbore comprise drill cuttings;
- measuring the thermal conductivity of the solids recovered from the wellbore using a thermal conductivity probe;
- and
- comparing the measured thermal conductivity to predetermined thermal conductivity data correlated with a known oil content to determine the oil content of the solids.
A method to determine an oil content for solids recovered from a wellbore, the method comprising:
- placing the solids recovered from the wellbore in a vessel;
- measuring the thermal conductivity of the solids recovered from the wellbore using a thermal conductivity probe, wherein the thermal conductivity probe is a needle probe;
- and
- comparing the measured thermal conductivity to predetermined thermal conductivity data correlated with a known oil content to determine the oil content of the solids.
A method to determine an oil content for solids recovered from a wellbore, the method comprising:
- placing the solids recovered from the wellbore in a vessel;
- separating the solids from a drilling fluid;
- measuring the thermal conductivity of the solids recovered from the wellbore using a thermal conductivity probe;
- and
- comparing the measured thermal conductivity to predetermined thermal conductivity data correlated with a known oil content to determine the oil content of the solids.
A system for determining an oil content for solids recovered from a wellbore, the system comprising:
- a vessel,
- a heating element capable of heating the vessel,
- a mixing element disposed within the vessel,
- a thermal conductivity probe disposed within the vessel, and
- a control unit coupled to the thermal conductivity probe, wherein the control unit is configured to receive the measured thermal connectivity and compare the measured thermal connectivity to a known baseline to determine the oil content of the recovered solids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.