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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2013
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Neil Patrick Schexnaider, Rayne, LA (US);
Matthew Hay Henderson, Inverbervie, GB;
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for sampling drilling fluid to identify one or more species of interest within the drilling fluid includes a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has a first fluid passage and a second fluid passage. Each fluid passage has an inlet and an outlet. In addition, the system includes a supply line coupled to the inlet of the first fluid passage. Further, the system includes a return line coupled to the outlet of the second fluid passage. Still further, the system includes a drilling fluid heater having an inlet coupled to the outlet of the first fluid passage and an outlet. The system also includes a drilling fluid degasser having an inlet coupled to the outlet of the heater, a first outlet coupled to an analyzer configured to identify the one or more species of interest, and a second outlet coupled to the inlet of the second fluid passage.