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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Adrian E. Smith, Rochdale Lanes, GB;
Inventor:
Adrian E. Smith, Rochdale Lanes, GB;
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/01 (2012.01); E21B 45/00 (2006.01); E21B 44/04 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 21/06 (2006.01); G01N 3/58 (2006.01); B07B 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/04 (2013.01); E21B 21/066 (2013.01); E21B 47/01 (2013.01); E21B 49/005 (2013.01); G01N 3/58 (2013.01); B07B 13/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for improving cuttings measurements in drilling operations includes rotating a helical screw in a trough at a first speed, measuring a first weight of a cuttings mixture within the trough, measuring a first torque required to maintain rotation of the helical screw at the first speed through the cuttings mixture, and calculating a difference between the first torque and a second torque required to maintain rotation of the helical screw at the first speed through a second weight of natural cuttings equal to the first weight.