Control equipment for monitoring flows of drilling muds for uninterrupted drilling mud circulation circuits and method thereof
US10487601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D7/0617
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Control equipment monitors flows of drilling mud in a drilling mud circulation circuit. The equipment includes: at least one first inlet element, in turn having at least one first measuring device; at least one second outlet element, in turn having at least one second measuring device, and a processing and control unit electrically connected to both the first measuring device and the second measuring device. The processing and control unit receives measurement data from the first measuring device and the second measuring device. The equipment includes a third control element having at least one third measuring device. The processing and control unit is electrically connected to the at least one third measuring device; it receives measurement data from the third measuring device, and processes the data thus obtained by a model-based mathematical algorithm. The equipment includes a signaling device, which is electrically connected to the processing and control unit.
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