Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for determining a rheological parameter
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Application No.: US14712564Application Date: 2015-05-14
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Publication No.: US09909413B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Eric van Oort , Ali Karimi Vajargah , Besmir B. Hoxha
- Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Current Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC
- Main IPC: E21B47/10
- IPC: E21B47/10 ; E21B47/06 ; E21B49/08

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining a rheological parameter of a fluid within a wellbore. The methods comprise receiving a plurality of differential pressure measurements of a fluid within a flow region of the wellbore; storing the plurality of differential pressure measurements; generating a curve based on the plurality of differential pressure measurements; and determining the rheological parameter of the fluid using the curve. The systems comprise a conduit arranged in a wellbore; a plurality of pressure sensors along the conduit configured to measure pressure of the fluid within the wellbore; and a processing device. The processing device is configured to: receive a plurality of differential pressure measurements of the fluid from the pressure sensors; store the plurality of differential pressure measurements; generate a curve based on the plurality of differential pressure measurements; and determine the rheological parameter of the fluid using the curve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150330213A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETER Public/Granted day:2015-11-19
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