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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2013
Anders K. Nesheim, Bru, NO;
Kjetil Rosdal, Hafrsfjord, NO;
Tarald T. Pedersen, Hundvag, NO;
Steve T. Pedersen, Oslo, NO;
Anders K. Nesheim, Bru, NO;
Kjetil Rosdal, Hafrsfjord, NO;
Tarald T. Pedersen, Hundvag, NO;
Steve T. Pedersen, Oslo, NO;
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for use during drilling of a wellbore. The apparatus includes a receiving device that receives cuttings from a separator and a sensor for providing information relating to weight of the cuttings received by the receiving device for determining the weight of the cuttings received. A method is provided for determining an amount of cuttings received in a fluid from a wellbore by separating the cuttings from the fluid, receiving the separated cuttings on a member, and determining weight of the cuttings received using a sensor associated with the receiving device.