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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Michael Affleck, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Arturo Magana Mora, Dhahran, SA;
Chinthaka Pasan Gooneratne, Dhahran, SA;
William Contreras Otalvora, Dhahran, SA;
Pratyush Singh, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/002 (2012.01); E21B 21/06 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); G06N 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/0025 (2020.05); E21B 21/066 (2013.01); E21B 49/003 (2013.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06N 3/02 (2013.01); E21B 21/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Analysis of drilling slurry solids by image processing includes receiving images of a solid slurry including a mixture of wellbore drilling mud and solid objects found in the wellbore while drilling the wellbore through a subterranean zone. The solid objects include drill cuttings and non-drilled solids. By implementing image processing techniques on the images, the solids in the solid slurry are classified a drill cutting or as a non-drilled solid.