Smart Flowback Alarm to Detect Kicks and Losses

Patent №

US 9,784,100

Granted

2017-10-10

Filed 2013

Owner

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED

Lab

AI components

1

kr

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

13853391

A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for determining an influx at a wellbore is provided. A flowback parameter is obtained for a plurality of flowback events at the wellbore prior to a current flowback event. An average of the flowback parameter (μ) and a standard deviation (σ) of the flowback parameter is determined from the plurality of prior flowback parameters. An alarm threshold is set based on the determined average and the standard deviation. A current flowback parameter is measured and the influx is determined when the current flowback parameter meets the alarm threshold.

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Ownership

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED

assignment · 301440086

Assignors

HABERER, SVEN M., ALI, TARAB H., SAYS, IAN P., LAING, MORAY L., LOTTINVILLE, JOHN P., DUGAS, BRYAN C.

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