The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Xiangnan Ye, Cypress, TX (US);
Dale E. Jamison, Humble, TX (US);
Cato Russell McDaniel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Katerina V. Newman, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/02 (2006.01); G01V 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); B01D 21/30 (2006.01); B01D 21/34 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/005 (2013.01); B01D 21/30 (2013.01); E21B 21/065 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/02 (2013.01); G01N 33/241 (2013.01); G01V 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for the determination of the oil content for solids recovered from a wellbore is provided. The method comprises providing the solids recovered from the wellbore and measuring the thermal conductivity of the solids recovered from the wellbore using a thermal conductivity probe. The method further comprises using the thermal conductivity measurement to determine the oil content in the solids recovered from the wellbore.