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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2025
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Mohamad Abdo, Austin, TX (US);

Bin Dai, Katy, TX (US);

Wael Elhawary, Katy, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 49/005 (2013.01); E21B 44/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided herein is a system for determining a radius of invasion of a drilling fluid. The system can include a formation tester tool and at least one processor. The formation tester tool can be operable to be positioned in a wellbore. The formation tester tool can be operable to measure at least one property of a formation fluid within the wellbore. The at least one pump can be operable to pump a drilling fluid into the wellbore. The at least one processor can be configured to receive the at least one property of the fluid within the wellbore, a drilling pressure, a formation pressure, and at least one property of the drilling fluid, receive a drilling schedule including at least one change in an downhole environmental condition, and determine a radius of invasion of the drilling fluid based on the at least one property of the fluid, the drilling pressure, the formation pressure, the at least one property of the drilling fluid, and the drilling schedule.


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