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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Ansgar Cartellieri, Lower Saxony, DE;
Stefan Sroka, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ansgar Cartellieri, Lower Saxony, DE;
Stefan Sroka, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 49/081 (2013.01); G01N 11/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for measuring viscosity in a borehole includes: pumping downhole fluid through at least one tube disposed in a carrier configured to be disposed in a borehole in an earth formation; taking at least one differential pressure measurement of the fluid in the at least one tube via a pressure transducer; and estimating a viscosity of the fluid based on the differential pressure measurement.