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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Rocco Difoggio, Houston, TX (US);
Peter W. Reittinger, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rocco DiFoggio, Houston, TX (US);
Peter W. Reittinger, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for estimating a property of a fluid downhole are disclosed. The apparatus includes a coated flexural resonator disposed in the downhole fluid. The resonator is coated to reduce effects of adhering surfactants suspended in the downhole fluid. The method uses the coated resonator to estimate a property of the downhole fluid.