Float angle probes for monitoring wellbore fluid composition and methods of using the same
AssigneeNewpark Drilling Fluids LLC
InventorsKendra Hunsley, Jesse Hubbard, Blair Lillejord
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Abstract
A method includes conveying a wellbore fluid into a container of a wellsite system, the container having a float angle hydrometer housed therein and the float angle hydrometer including a buoyant structure, and a measuring component housed within or attached to the buoyant structure. The method further includes determining one or more fluid properties of the wellbore fluid with the float angle hydrometer based on an inclination of the buoyant structure within the wellbore fluid, the one or more fluid properties including at least one of density, specific gravity, or fluid level.
Claims16
A method comprising:
- processing a wellbore fluid with a fluid circulating system by conveying the wellbore fluid from a fluid separation system to a suction tank and thereby generating processed wellbore fluid;
- conveying at least a portion the processed wellbore fluid from the suction tank into a measurement container, the measurement container having a float angle hydrometer housed therein;
- measuring, with the float angle hydrometer, an inclination angle of the float angle hydrometer;
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- determining one or more fluid properties of the processed wellbore fluid based on the measured inclination angle,
- wherein the method further comprises providing a stable environment in the measurement container while measuring of the inclination angle, wherein the stable environment lacks mechanical agitators.
A system, comprising:
- a surface wellbore fluid circulating system including:
- a fluid separation system;
- a suction tank fluidically coupled to the fluid separation system;
- a mud supply line fluidically coupled to the suction tank;
- and
- a measurement container fluidically coupled to the suction tank, wherein the measurement container lacks mechanical agitators;
- and
- a float angle hydrometer to be disposed in a wellbore fluid within the measurement container, the float angle hydrometer comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a measurement module device operable to measure an inclination angle of the housing,
- wherein the inclination angle is indicative of one or more fluid properties of the wellbore fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.