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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Applicant:
M-i L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Aaron Blue, Houston, TX (US);
John Moffitt, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01N 15/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/08 (2013.01); G01N 15/0806 (2013.01); G01N 33/2823 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fracture insert is disclosed including a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion disposed opposite the first cylindrical portion defining a radial gap therebetween to form an axial flow channel. The axial flow channel provides a flow path for a drilling fluid from a top of the cylindrical portions to a bottom of the cylindrical portions and the radial gap provides a flow path for the drilling fluid from the axial flow channel to a radial terminus of the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion.