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US 2021/0063294 A1Published application
In-line conical viscometer using shear stress sensors
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsXiangnan Ye, Dale E. Jamison
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Abstract
A method of measuring a fluid's viscosity may include: flowing the fluid through a conduit wherein the conduit comprises shear stress sensors operable to measure shear stress on a wall of the conduit; measuring shear stress using the shear stress sensors; and calculating a viscosity of the fluid based at least in part on the measured shear stress.
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A method of measuring a fluid's viscosity comprising:
- flowing the fluid through a conduit wherein the conduit comprises shear stress sensors operable to measure shear stress on a wall of the conduit;
- measuring shear stress using the shear stress sensors;
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- calculating a viscosity of the fluid based at least in part on the measured shear stress.
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A method comprising:
- circulating a drilling fluid through a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation while drilling the wellbore;
- flowing the fluid through a conduit wherein the conduit comprises shear stress sensors operable to measure shear stress on a wall of the conduit;
- measuring shear stress using the shear stress sensors;
- and
- calculating a viscosity of the fluid based at least in part on the measured shear stress.
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A system comprising:
- a line fluidly connecting a mixing tank and a tubular extending into a wellbore with a pump disposed along the line between the mixing tank and the tubular;
- a conduit in fluid communication with the line between the mixing tank and the pump;
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- one or more shear stress sensors disposed within the conduit operable to measure shear stress on a wall of the conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.