DOWN HOLE CUTTINGS ANALYSIS
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1. A processor-implemented method, comprising:
- acquiring live video stream information from an imaging device, the information including down hole cuttings image information;
processing the down hole cuttings image information to determine data that quantifies at least one of a shape, a size distribution, or a volume of the down hole cuttings; and
publishing changes in the data in conjunction with probable conditions associated with a borehole drilling operation or a borehole pumping operation.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to acquire live video stream information from an imaging device, the information including down hole cuttings image information, and then to process the down hole cuttings image information to determine data that quantifies at least one of a shape, a size distribution, or a volume of the down hole cuttings. Further activities include publishing changes in the data in conjunction with probable conditions associated with a borehole drilling operation or a borehole pumping operation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
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1. A processor-implemented method, comprising:
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acquiring live video stream information from an imaging device, the information including down hole cuttings image information; processing the down hole cuttings image information to determine data that quantifies at least one of a shape, a size distribution, or a volume of the down hole cuttings; and publishing changes in the data in conjunction with probable conditions associated with a borehole drilling operation or a borehole pumping operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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an imaging device to acquire live video stream information including down hole cuttings image information; and a processor to process the down hole cuttings image information to determine data that quantifies at least one of a shape, a size distribution, or a volume of the down hole cuttings, and to publish changes in the data in conjunction with probable conditions associated with a borehole drilling operation or a borehole pumping operation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a drilling mud screen to receive drilling mud; and an image processing apparatus having a field of view including the drilling mud screen, the apparatus including an imaging device to acquire live video stream information including down hole cuttings image information, and a processor to process the down hole cuttings image information to determine data that quantifies at least one of a shape, a size distribution, or a volume of the down hole cuttings, and to publish changes in the data in conjunction with probable conditions associated with a borehole drilling operation or a borehole pumping operation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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