US Patent Issued to Halliburton Energy Services on May 20 for "Impulse turbine used to measure production fluid properties downhole and detect water breakthrough" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,479, issued on May 20, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Impulse turbine used to measure production fluid properties downhole and detect water breakthrough" was invented by Ryan W. McChesney (Carrollton, Texas) and Stephen Michael Greci (Carrollton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transition in the fluid composition of a production fluid is detectable downhole based on a rotational response of a rotor through which flow is directed. The transition is detectable, at least in part, based on different rotational speeds of different fluid compositions. The transition may be detected or confirmed by an an...