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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2013
Ecutec Barcelona S.l., Barcelona, ES;
M-i L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
Thomas Philip Barthelmess, Barcelona, ES;
Sergio Alegre Fernandez-Caro, Barcelona, ES;
Philip David Burton, Katy, TX (US);
Gary Woolsey, Katy, TX (US);
Ecutec Barcelona, S.L., Barcelona, ES;
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
This disclosure is drawn to systems, devices, apparatuses, and/or methods, related to milling particles in drilling fluid. Specifically, the disclosed systems, devices, apparatuses, and/or methods relate to milling particles in drilling fluid using multiple milling techniques. Some example apparatuses may include a first mill to grind particles from the original diameter to a first reduced diameter, and a second mill to grind the particles from the first reduced diameter to a second reduced diameter, where the second reduced diameter is less than the first reduced diameter.