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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2024
Applicant:
Ypf Tecnología S.a., Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR;
Inventors:
Marco Petriella, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR;
Yago Cagnacci, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR;
Assignee:
YPF TECNOLOGÍA S.A., Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/74 (2006.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/74 (2013.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01);
Abstract
A system for measuring cuttings flow rate comprising a surface, a laser line generator, a high-resolution camera, a data processing unit, wherein the data processing unit is configured for acquiring a laser line position data as a function of time from a plurality of photographs taken by the high-resolution camera and calculating a cuttings size from the laser line position data as a function of time, a method for calculating cuttings flow rate and for detecting cavings during an oil drilling operation.