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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
May. 14, 2015
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Eric van Oort, Bee Cave, TX (US);
Ali Karimi Vajargah, Austin, TX (US);
Besmir B. Hoxha, Houston, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining a rheological parameter of a fluid within a wellbore. The methods comprise receiving a plurality of differential pressure measurements of a fluid within a flow region of the wellbore; storing the plurality of differential pressure measurements; generating a curve based on the plurality of differential pressure measurements; and determining the rheological parameter of the fluid using the curve. The systems comprise a conduit arranged in a wellbore; a plurality of pressure sensors along the conduit configured to measure pressure of the fluid within the wellbore; and a processing device. The processing device is configured to: receive a plurality of differential pressure measurements of the fluid from the pressure sensors; store the plurality of differential pressure measurements; generate a curve based on the plurality of differential pressure measurements; and determine the rheological parameter of the fluid using the curve.