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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2021
Applicants:
Joel David Bell, Katy, TX (US);
Zaki Din Husain, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Joel David Bell, Katy, TX (US);
Zaki Din Husain, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Technologies, LLC, Katy, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mud flow measurement apparatus is described which is capable of measuring mud flow rate and density at or near the wellhead during a drilling operation. A riser assembly includes a torus wedge meter and density detection elements which are interconnected with a flow computer. Flow parameters are measured for unscreened drilling mud exiting a wellbore.