Means and Methods for Multirnodality Analysis and Processing of Drilling Mud
AssigneeAspect International (2015) Private Limited
InventorUri Rapoport
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Abstract
The present application relates to an analysis system for multimodal analysis of drilling mud. Analyzing means, preferably and NMR or MRI device, are disposed about a drilling mud recirculation system and configured to communicate with the recirculation system's control system. The analyzing means are used to determine the value of a predetermined quality parameter Q. If Q fails to meet a predetermined quality criterion, the analysis system instructs the recirculation system to perform an action to alter the properties of the drilling mud such that the drilling mud returning to the drill rig will meet the quality criterion.
Claims25
An integrated multimodality system for analyzing and monitoring drilling mud recycling, said multimodality system comprises:
- an integrated multimodality analyzing module coupled to a drilling mud recirculation system;
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- at least one processing module configured to receive in real time at least one result of measurement from said integrated multimodality analyzing module, to report in real time said at least one result, to compare in real time said at least one result with an established standard, and to communicate with at least one feedback mechanism for automatic control of at least one step of drilling mud recycling process;
- wherein said integrated multimodality analyzing module comprises at least two analyzing means configured to measure independently at least one physical or chemical property of said drilling mud and is configured to measure in real time at least one chemical or physical property of said drilling mud flowing through said drilling mud recirculation system.
An integrated method for analyzing and monitoring drilling mud recycling process, said method comprises the steps of:
- providing an integrated multimodality analyzing module coupled to a drilling mud recirculation system;
- providing at least one processing module;
- measuring in real time at least one chemical or physical property of drilling mud flowing through said recirculation system using said integrated multimodality analyzing module;
- receiving in real time at least one result of said measurement from said integrated multimodality analyzing module via said processing module;
- reporting in real time at least one result of said measurement or comparing in real time at least one result of said measurement with an established standard via said processing module;
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- communicating via said processing module with at least one feedback mechanism for automatic control of at least one step of drilling mud recycling process;
- wherein said integrated multimodality analyzing module comprises at least two analyzing means configured to measure independently at least one physical or chemical property of said drilling mud and is configured to measure in real time at least one chemical or physical property of said drilling mud flowing through said drilling mud recirculation system.
A method of analyzing drilling parameters, comprising:
- at least one step of analyzing comprising imaging and timing a series of NMR/MRI images of drilling mud before mud's re-used in a drilling hole (Tinflux);
- either continuously of batch-wise flowing said time-resolved imaged drilling mud within said drilling hole whilst drilling said hole;
- after flowing period, at least one step of imaging and timing a series of NMR/MRI images of drilling mud after the use in a drilling hole (Toutflow);
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- comparing at least one parameter of said inflowing mud (timed at Tinflux) and said outflowing mud timed (timed at Toutflow);
- thereby defining the change of said parameter and analyzing parameters related with the drilling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.