Monitoring of the Oil to Water Ratio for Drilling Fluids
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsXiangnan Ye, Sorin Gabriel Teodorescu, Dale E. Jamison
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Abstract
Methods and systems for monitoring the oil to water ratio of a drilling fluid are disclosed. An example drilling fluid monitoring and handling system comprises a mud pit coupled to a fluid supply system and a fluid analysis system. The fluid supply system is coupled to the mud pit and the fluid analysis system. The fluid analysis system is coupled to the mud pit and the fluid supply system, wherein the fluid analysis system comprises a dielectric probe.
Claims20
A drilling fluid monitoring and handling system comprising:
- a mud pit coupled to a fluid supply system and a fluid analysis system;
- a fluid supply system coupled to the mud pit and the fluid analysis system;
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- a fluid analysis system coupled to the mud pit and the fluid supply system, wherein the fluid analysis system comprises a dielectric probe.
A method for monitoring the oil to water ratio of a drilling fluid comprising:
- placing a dielectric probe in a portion of the drilling fluid that has been recirculated;
- measuring the dielectric constant of the portion of the drilling fluid;
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- determining the oil to water ratio of the drilling fluid based at least in part on the dielectric constant.
A method for monitoring the oil to water ratio of a drilling fluid comprising:
- using a dielectric probe to measure a dielectric constant of the drilling fluid;
- comparing the measured dielectric constant to a predetermined dielectric constant correlated with an oil to water ratio;
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- selecting the oil to water ratio as the oil to water ratio of the drilling fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.