| 发明名称 |
KICK DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
| 摘要 |
An apparatus for detecting potential kicks in a well is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a drill string positioned in a well, a mud circulation system coupled to supply drilling mud to the drill string, and a mud analyzer. The mud analyzer includes a sensor that is positioned along a drilling mud return path closer to a wellhead assembly installed at the well than to a mud tank of the mud circulation system, and the mud analyzer enables identification of a potential formation kick based on data acquired by the sensor. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2015361742(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.12.17 |
| 申请号 |
US201514735273 |
申请日期 |
2015.06.10 |
| 申请人 |
Cameron International Corporation |
发明人 |
Gottlieb Emanuel J.;Coonrod Donald S.;Augenstein Donald R. |
| 分类号 |
E21B21/08;G01V1/52;E21B33/06 |
主分类号 |
E21B21/08 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a drill string positioned in a well; a mud circulation system coupled to supply drilling mud to the drill string; and a mud analyzer including a sensor that is positioned along a drilling mud return path closer to a wellhead assembly installed at the well than to a mud tank of the mud circulation system, wherein the mud analyzer enables identification of a potential formation kick based on data acquired by the sensor. |
| 地址 |
Houston TX US |
