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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:
Sep. 05, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 24, 2022
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventor:

Daniel D. Gleitman, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 47/01 (2012.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 47/04 (2012.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01); G01V 99/00 (2009.01); E21B 47/13 (2012.01); E21B 47/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 17/028 (2013.01); E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/01 (2013.01); E21B 47/04 (2013.01); E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 49/003 (2013.01); G01V 11/002 (2013.01); G01V 99/005 (2013.01); E21B 47/13 (2020.05); E21B 47/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method comprises measuring pressures at a number of locations along a drill pipe of a drill string positioned in a wellbore, using a number of pressure sensors that are positioned on or within the drill pipe at different depths of the wellbore. The method includes determining a first pressure gradient between measured pressures measured by a first pair of pressure sensors of the number of pressure sensors and determining a second pressure gradient between measured pressures measured by a second pair of pressure sensors of the number of pressure sensors. The method includes determining a pressure gradient change based on a difference between the first pressure gradient and the second pressure gradient; and identifying that a downhole condition has occurred based, at least in part, on pressure gradient change.


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