ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,128, issued on July 22.
"Automated drilling-fluid additive system and method" was invented by Kyle Collins (Kerrville, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated drilling-fluid additive system and method for on-site real-time analysis and additive treatment of drilling fluid to be injected into a well. The drilling fluid includes returned drilling fluid intended to be re-used, which has a variety of viscosity and other qualities resulting from its various preceding use. The target drilling fluid will have a variety of viscosity and other qualities depending upon and changing with various phases of drilling operations and vario...