System and method of analyzing fluids at a drilling location
AssigneeM-I L.L.C.
InventorsMario Zamora, Tore Stock
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Abstract
A system for monitoring fluids at a drilling location, the system including a viscometer (210) having a heating cup and a pump (211) in clued communication with the heating cup, wherein the pump is configured to provide a flow of fluid from a fluid line inlet to the heating cup. The system also including a cleaning fluid tank (214) including communication with the heating cup, wherein the pump is configured to provide a flow of cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid tank to the heating cup, and a system controller (217) configured to provide instructions to the pump for controlling the flow of cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid tanks to the heating cup.
Claims22
A system for monitoring fluids at a drilling location comprising:
- a viscometer having a heating cup;
- a pump in fluid communication with the heating cup, wherein the pump is configured to provide a flow of fluid from a fluid line inlet to the heating cup;
- a cleaning fluid tank in fluid communication with the heating cup, wherein the pump is configured to provide a flow of cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid tank to the heating cup;
- and
- a system controller configured to provide instructions to the pump for controlling the flow of cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid tanks to the heating cup.
A method for automated fluid monitoring at a drilling location, the method comprising:
- providing automation controls for a fluid analyzer for controlling the automated fluid monitoring, the controls comprising instructions for:
- introducing a fluid into a fluid analyzer, the fluid analyzer comprising a viscometer having a heating cup;
- analyzing the fluid with the fluid analyzer, wherein the analyzing comprises determining fluid properties;
- removing the fluid from the fluid analyzer;
- introducing a cleaning fluid into the heating cup;
- executing a cleaning operation;
- and
- draining the cleaning fluid from the heating cup.
A method for automated fluid analyzer cleaning at a drilling location, the method comprising:
- introducing a cleaning fluid into the fluid analyzer;
- actuating the fluid analyzer;
- and
- draining the cleaning fluid from the fluid analyzer;
- wherein the introducing, actuating, and draining are controlled through automation instructions provided by a system controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.