ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,824, issued on March 25, was assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Drilling fluid dilution system" was invented by Michael Joling (Bridgeville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method can include receiving a target density value for a drilling fluid exiting a sedimentation device; receiving a measured density value for the drilling fluid directed to the sedimentation device, a measured density value for the drilling fluid exiting the sedimentation device, and an incoming flow rate value for the drilling fluid directed to the sedimentation device; and generating control instructions for control of an inj...