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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2011
Sandeep D. Kulkarni, Pune, IN;
Sharath Savari, Pune, IN;
Arunesh Kumar, Pune, IN;
Matthew L. Miller, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Murphy, Kingwood, TX (US);
Dale E. Jamison, Humble, TX (US);
Sandeep D. Kulkarni, Pune, IN;
Sharath Savari, Pune, IN;
Arunesh Kumar, Pune, IN;
Matthew L. Miller, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Murphy, Kingwood, TX (US);
Dale E. Jamison, Humble, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Of the many compositions and methods provided herein, one method includes providing a drilling fluid comprising a base drilling fluid and a plurality of particulates, wherein the base drilling fluid without the particulates is characterized by Nand wherein the base drilling fluid with the particulates is characterized by N; and adjusting a concentration of the particulates in the drilling fluid by comparing the value of ΔNto ΔNso that ΔN≧ΔN, wherein ΔN=|N|−|N|.