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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2020
Applicants:

Bastian Baecker, Nienhagen, DE;

Alex Bruns, Midland, TX (US);

Jessica Raines, Houston, TX (US);

Umesh Prasad, Spring, TX (US);

Svenja Erdmann, Isernhagen, DE;

Ian Mcglynn, Houston, TX (US);

Frank Walles, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Inventors:

Bastian Baecker, Nienhagen, DE;

Alex Bruns, Midland, TX (US);

Jessica Raines, Houston, TX (US);

Umesh Prasad, Spring, TX (US);

Svenja Erdmann, Isernhagen, DE;

Ian McGlynn, Houston, TX (US);

Frank Walles, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/2823 (2013.01); E21B 49/08 (2013.01); E21B 49/0875 (2020.05);
Abstract

A method of monitoring a subterranean operation includes sampling fluid from a borehole during the operation, and estimating, in near real time, a concentration of one or more gases in the sampled fluid and an isotope composition of the sampled fluid. The method also includes identifying an operational inefficiency in the operation based on the isotope composition associated with the one or more gases, and performing, during the operation, at least one of: alerting an operator and adjusting an operational parameter of the operation, based on identifying the operational inefficiency.


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