Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for measuring particle size distribution in drilling fluid
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Application No.: US14686137Application Date: 2015-04-14
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Publication No.: US10228315B2Publication Date: 2019-03-12
- Inventor: Egil Ronaes , Michael A. Freeman
- Applicant: M-I L.L.C. , SCHLUMBERGER NORGE AS
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston NO Tananger
- Assignee: M-I L.L.C.,SCHLUMBERGER NORGE AS
- Current Assignee: M-I L.L.C.,SCHLUMBERGER NORGE AS
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston NO Tananger
- Agency: Osha Liang LLP
- Main IPC: G01N15/02
- IPC: G01N15/02 ; E21B21/08 ; G01N15/14 ; E21B47/00 ; E21B47/10 ; G01N15/00

Abstract:
A method for measuring particle size distribution in a fluid material, involving inserting a laser beam instrument directly in the fluid flow line, wherein the laser beam instrument focuses a laser beam on a window directly coupled with the fluid flow line, wherein the fluid flow line comprises a fluid having a plurality of particles of different sizes, measuring a diameter of at least one particle in the fluid flow line by reflectance of the at least one particle as the at least one particle passes through the focused laser beam, and determining a duration of reflection of the at least one particle, and obtaining a count of particles in each of a pre-set range group of particle sizes, wherein the count of particles is used to determine particle size distribution in the fluid flow line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150293006A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION IN DRILLING FLUID Public/Granted day:2015-10-15
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