GB2602910A - Automated analysis of drilling fluid - Google Patents

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GB2602910A
GB2602910A GB2204086.9A GB202204086A GB2602910A GB 2602910 A GB2602910 A GB 2602910A GB 202204086 A GB202204086 A GB 202204086A GB 2602910 A GB2602910 A GB 2602910A
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Stewart Colin
Chizhov Zakhar
Thomas Connaughton Jerry
Mcpherson Neil
Fossdal Truls
Sheladia Rahul
Melz Ragnar
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • E21B49/08—Obtaining fluid samples or testing fluids, in boreholes or wells
    • E21B49/087—Well testing, e.g. testing for reservoir productivity or formation parameters
    • E21B49/088—Well testing, e.g. testing for reservoir productivity or formation parameters combined with sampling
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N11/00—Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity, plasticity; Analysing materials by determining flow properties
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    • G01N11/10—Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity, plasticity; Analysing materials by determining flow properties by moving a body within the material
    • G01N11/14—Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity, plasticity; Analysing materials by determining flow properties by moving a body within the material by using rotary bodies, e.g. vane
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • E21B49/08—Obtaining fluid samples or testing fluids, in boreholes or wells
    • E21B49/087—Well testing, e.g. testing for reservoir productivity or formation parameters
    • E21B49/0875—Well testing, e.g. testing for reservoir productivity or formation parameters determining specific fluid parameters
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
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    • G01F1/74—Devices for measuring flow of a fluid or flow of a fluent solid material in suspension in another fluid
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/26—Oils; Viscous liquids; Paints; Inks
    • G01N33/28—Oils, i.e. hydrocarbon liquids
    • G01N33/2823—Raw oil, drilling fluid or polyphasic mixtures
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01N9/00—Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity
    • G01N9/002—Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity using variation of the resonant frequency of an element vibrating in contact with the material submitted to analysis
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N9/00—Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity
    • G01N9/36—Analysing materials by measuring the density or specific gravity, e.g. determining quantity of moisture
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B44/00—Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions

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Abstract

A system includes a fluid conduit, a fluid chamber in communication with the fluid conduit, a rheology sensor in communication with the fluid chamber, and an electric temperature controller in communication with the fluid chamber. The fluid chamber is cooled or heated in response to a first control signal from the electric temperature controller.

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WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A testing apparatus, comprising: a fluid collection container configured to hold a drilling fluid; a first fluid conduit connected to the fluid collection volume; a second fluid conduit connected to the fluid collection volume; a fluid chamber configured to receive drilling fluid from both the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit; a first pump configured to move the drilling fluid from the fluid collection volume to the fluid chamber, the first pump connected to the first fluid conduit; a second pump configured to move the drilling fluid from a bottle to the fluid chamber, the second pump connected to the second fluid conduit; a rheology sensor in communication with the fluid chamber; a user interface configured to accept user defined data; and an electrical system connected to the user interface and configured to process the user defined data, wherein the testing apparatus is configured to receive user data on tests to be performed by the testing apparatus, and control the first pump, the second pump and the rheology sensor to automatically test the drilling fluid according to the user defined data.
2. The testing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: an electric circuit configured to at least one of heat and cool the drilling fluid within the fluid chamber and wherein the electrical system further comprises an electric temperature controller configured to generate a control signal to control the electric circuit.
3. The testing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the electric circuit is configured to both heat and cool the fluid chamber housing the fluid sample.
4. The testing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the electric circuit further comprises: a thermoelectric material placed on an outside surface of the fluid chamber.
5. The testing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the thermoelectric material is configured to produce both a heated region and a cooled region on opposite sides of the thermoelectric material.
6. The testing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: at least one thermometer connected to the electrical system and configured to obtain a fluid temperature within the fluid chamber.
7. The testing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: a filter positioned inside the fluid collection volume, wherein at least one of the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit connects to the filter.
8. The testing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: at least one level detector connected to the fluid chamber and configured to measure a level of fluid within the fluid chamber when fluid is present.
9. The testing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is a capacitive screen.
10. The testing apparatus of 1 , further comprising: a housing configured to house the first fluid conduit, the second fluid conduit, the fluid chamber, the first pump, the second pump, the rheology sensor, the electrical system, and the user interface.
11. The testing apparatus of claim 10, further comprising: at least two fans configured to move air through the housing.
12. The testing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rheology sensor is a viscometer.
13. A method for automatic testing fluid samples, comprising: supplying a drilling fluid sample into a fluid chamber through action of at least two pumps; receiving instructions to test the drilling fluid sample for at least two temperatures; automatically adjusting a temperature of the drilling fluid sample to a first temperature of the at least two temperatures; testing the fluid sample at the first temperature; automatically adjusting the temperature of the drilling fluid sample to a second temperature of the at least two temperatures; and testing the fluid sample at the second temperature.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the testing of the fluid sample is carried out with a rheology sensor.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the rheology sensor is a viscometer.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein the drilling fluid sample is supplied directly from a drilling operation.
17. A testing apparatus, comprising: a fluid collection container configured to hold a drilling fluid; a first fluid conduit connected to the fluid collection volume; a second fluid conduit connected to the fluid collection volume; a fluid chamber configured to receive drilling fluid from the fluid conduit; a first pump configured to move the drilling fluid from the bottle to the fluid chamber; a second pump configured to move the drilling fluid from the bottle to the fluid chamber; a rheology sensor in communication with the fluid chamber; a user interface configured to accept user defined data; an electrical system connected to the user interface and process the user defined data, wherein the testing apparatus is configured to receive user data, and control the first pump, the second pump and the rheology sensor to automatically test the drilling fluid according to the user defined data, the electrical system further configured with a memory to store and transmit data related to parameters of a tested fluid; at least two fans configured to move a volume of air; at least one equipment thermometer connected to at least one of the rheology sensor, the first pump and the second pump; and a housing configured to house the first pump, the second pump, the rheology sensor, the user interface, the electrical system, the at least one equipment thermometer and the at least two fans.
18. The testing apparatus of claim 17, wherein the rheology sensor is a viscometer.
19. The testing apparatus of claim 18, wherein the fluid chamber is a component of the viscometer.
20. The testing apparatus of claim 17, wherein the electrical system is configured with a processor configured to perform the processing of the user defined data and a non-volatile memory configured to store data obtained from the processor and the user interface.
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