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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
Applicant:
Joo Tim Ong, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Joo Tim Ong, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/00 (2006.01); G01V 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for estimating a mass of silicates in a fluid flowing in a member is disclosed. A magnetic field is induced in the fluid to align nuclei of the fluid along a direction of the magnetic field. A radio frequency signal is transmitted into the fluid from a transmitter to excite silicon nuclei present in the fluid. A signal is received from the silicon nuclei responsive to the transmitted radio frequency signal at a receiver. A processor estimates the mass of silicates in the fluid directly from the received signal.