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US 2023/0144743 A1Published application
Correction for Cuttings Lag
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorMathew Dennis Rowe
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AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorMathew Dennis Rowe
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Systems and methods are described for determining the lag time and origin of particles in entrained in a mud stream. A size and shape of the particles may be evaluated at the surface with a visual inspection system, which permits a settling rate to be determined for each of the particles in a non-Newtonian mud stream. Together with an analysis of the pumping schedule, mud properties, trajectory of the wellbore and other fluid dynamics associated with a wellbore operation, an origin of the each of the particles from within the wellbore may be determined. At least one operational parameter for the wellbore operation may be adjusted based on the determined origin of the particles. For example, a clean-out procedure may be initiated if it is determined that particles are settling in an undesirable location in the wellbore.
A method for evaluating and altering a wellbore operation, the method comprising:
A wellbore system, comprising:
A non-transitory, computer readable medium programmed with computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computer unit, perform the steps of:
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