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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2024
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A drilling fluid system includes: at least one microprocessor device; a container that defines an interior volume; a container inlet that provides access for entry of the at least one microprocessor device into the interior volume of the container; a container outlet that provides egress for passage of the at least one microprocessor device from the interior volume of the container into a drilling fluid conduit of the drilling system; and a dispenser apparatus configured to controllably release the at least one microprocessor device through the container outlet into the drilling fluid conduit of the drilling system. The at least one microprocessor device includes a power source and one or more sensors configured to generate sensor data indicating downhole conditions of a well and to wirelessly transmit the sensor data to a computer at a terranean surface.