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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Applicant:
M-i L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Richard Bingham, Katy, TX (US);
Diana Garcia, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/00 (2006.01); E21B 21/06 (2006.01); B01F 3/04 (2006.01); B01F 3/08 (2006.01); B01F 5/04 (2006.01); B01F 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/062 (2013.01); B01F 3/0446 (2013.01); B01F 3/0861 (2013.01); B01F 5/0415 (2013.01); B01F 5/0416 (2013.01); B01F 5/0426 (2013.01); B01F 5/104 (2013.01); B01F 5/106 (2013.01); B01F 2215/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for mixing drilling fluids that includes a fluid supply tank for supplying an unmixed drilling fluid, a mixing reactor fluidly connected to the fluid supply tank, the mixing reactor including an intake and an outlet; a mixing chamber disposed between the intake and the outlet, an inlet for injecting a compressible driving fluid into the mixing chamber and an inlet for injecting an aerating gas into the mixing chamber is disclosed.