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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2018
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Li Gao, Katy, TX (US);
Wei Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Michael T. Pelletier, Houston, TX (US);
Christopher Michael Jones, Houston, TX (US);
Dingding Chen, Tomball, TX (US);
David Earl Ball, Meadows Place, TX (US);
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus to determine fluid viscosities downhole in real-time includes a housing and an excitation element positioned therein. Electrical circuitry provides a drive signal that excites an excitation element into rotational oscillations. A detector produces a response signal correlating to the detected oscillating movement of the excitation element. Circuitry onboard the apparatus utilizes the drive and response signals to determine the fluid viscosity.