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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Kenneth Slater, Houston, TX (US);
Robert P. Schlemmer, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Kenneth Slater, Houston, TX (US);
Robert P. Schlemmer, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for testing a drilling fluid includes a vessel having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a pair of opposed impermeable platens disposed within the vessel. The apparatus further includes a test fluid container in fluid communication with the fluid inlet, and a collection container in fluid communication with the fluid outlet. Additionally, the system includes a data acquisition device configured to receive data from at least one of the vessel, the test fluid container, and the collection container. Also, a method for determining sealing characteristics of a drilling fluid includes injecting a test fluid having a fluid loss control material from a test fluid container to a vessel, the vessel having a first impermeable platen and a second impermeable platen with a gap between the two platens. The methods further includes measuring a fracture tip fluid loss through the gap.