Process for mixing wellbore fluids
US9745807B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2101/49
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system for mixing drilling fluids that includes a fluid supply tank for supplying an unmixed drilling fluid, a mixing reactor fluidly connected to the fluid supply tank, the mixing reactor including an intake and an outlet; a mixing chamber disposed between the intake and the outlet, an inlet for injecting a compressible driving fluid into the mixing chamber and an inlet for injecting an aerating gas into the mixing chamber is disclosed.
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