Robert D Guidry

US Patent:

20200191630, Jun 18, 2020

Filed:

Feb 20, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/796546

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
William Metcalf - Lafayette LA, US
Robert Guidry - Youngsville LA, US
Kassie E. Mobley - Katy TX, US
Sean Oliver - New Iberia LA, US
Joshua A. Granados - Houston TX, US
Michael L. Paul - Opelousas LA, US

Assignee:

Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC - Houston TX

International Classification:

G01F 1/76
E21B 21/06
G01F 1/86

Abstract:

A method for estimating a parameter relating to solids recovered from a wellbore may include drilling a wellbore using a bottomhole assembly; conveying solids in the wellbore to a surface location using a drilling fluid; separating the drilling fluid from the solids using at least one shaker; conveying the separated solids by using a conveyor; and continuously dropping the solids into a solids evaluator positioned vertically above the dryer. The solids evaluator includes a chute having a vertically aligned bore in which the dropped solids reach a constant velocity, a sensor assembly generating a microwave field in a section of the chute where the dropped solids have the constant velocity, and a control unit in signal communication with the sensor assembly. The control unit estimates a mass flow rate of the solids based on the generated signals. The method may further include generating the signals representative of a mass flow rate of the dropped solids using the sensor assembly and using the control unit to estimate the mass flow rate of the solids based on the generated signals.