Apparatus and method for early kick detection and loss of drilling mud in oilwell drilling operations

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PATENT NO 12084928
APP PUB NO 20230399902A1
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18455762

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The flow of well mud being pumped by a drilling rig pump into a wellbore is sensed by monitoring at least one signal from at least one sensor of drilling mud, determining a total well drilling pump mud output rate, and determining an apparent annular mud rate based on the at least one signal and the total pump drilling rate.

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ZEIDLER H UDOLONGVIEW

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Zeidler, H Udo Longview, CA 6 3

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