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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Syed Ehsanur Rahman, Conroe, TX (US);
Reza Ettehadi Osgouei, Spring, TX (US);
Robert Banker Comer, Spring, TX (US);
Emery Horton, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/062 (2013.01); E21B 21/068 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process includes pumping a first fluid into a conduit; introducing a second fluid into a flow of the first fluid in the conduit via a venturi injector to mix the first fluid with the second fluid forming a premix; adding an additive to the premix forming an additive-containing fluid; and passing the additive-containing fluid through an ultrasonicator forming a drilling mud comprising an emulsion, in which the first fluid forms a continuous phase and the second fluid forms a discontinuous phase.