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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Narongsak Tonmukayakul, Ducan, OK (US);
Jeff F. Morris, Riverdale, NY (US);
Robert Prudhomme, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Narongsak Tonmukayakul, Ducan, OK (US);
Jeff F. Morris, Riverdale, NY (US);
Robert Prudhomme, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of determining one or more minimum rheological properties of a particle laden fluid is disclosed. The method includes determining one or more rheological properties of the fluid at a first shear rate, determining the settling velocity of the particles at the first shear rate, and obtaining a transport index for the fluid, the transport index indicating a relationship between the settling velocity and the one or more rheological properties.