SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL TIME MEASUREMENT OF GAS CONTENT IN DRILLING FLUIDS

摘要

Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring drilling fluids in real time. One method includes circulating a drilling fluid into and out of a borehole, generating a first output signal with a first optical computing device arranged near an outlet of the borehole, the first optical computing device having a first integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the drilling fluid, receiving the first output signal with a signal processor communicably coupled to the first optical computing device, determining the concentration of a gas present in the drilling fluid at the outlet of the borehole with the signal processor and generating a resulting output signal, conveying the resulting output signal to one or more peripheral devices, and adjusting one or more drilling or completion parameters in response to the concentration of the gas present in the drilling fluid.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a flow path circulating a drilling fluid into and out of a borehole during drilling operations; a first optical computing device arranged near an outlet of the borehole and having a first integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the drilling fluid near the outlet of the borehole and generate a first output signal corresponding to a concentration of a gas present in the drilling fluid at the outlet; a signal processor communicably coupled to the first optical computing device and configured to receive the first output signal and determine the concentration of the gas present in the drilling fluid at the outlet of the borehole, thereby resulting in a resulting output signal being generated by the signal processor; and one or more peripheral devices communicably coupled to the signal processor and configured to receive the resulting output signal and report the resulting output signal to a well operator, wherein one or more drilling or completion parameters are adjusted in response to the resulting output signal.