Methods and systems for predicting properties of well bore treatment fluids are disclosed. An embodiment includes a method of predicting fluid properties comprising: determining an operational window for a well bore fluid system; collecting data at vertices of the operational window; and developing a model comprising predicted properties for a plurality of data points within the operational window, wherein developing the model uses Barycentric interpolation.

Methods and systems for predicting properties of well bore treatment fluids are disclosed. An embodiment includes a method of predicting fluid properties comprising: determining an operational window for a well bore fluid system; collecting data at vertices of the operational window; and developing a model comprising predicted properties for a plurality of data points within the operational window, wherein developing the model uses Barycentric interpolation.

Disclosed are method and system for treating concrete in mixing drums of delivery vehicles having automated rheology (e.g., slump) monitoring systems programmed to dose fluids into concrete based on the monitored rheology. The present invention takes into account a Revolution-To-Discharge value (RTD) which reflects drum rotations needed to move concrete towards and through the mixing drum opening from which concrete is discharged, and also takes into consideration a Volume-Per-Revolution-Upon-Discharge (VPRUD) value which reflects the relation between the rate of discharge and rheology (e.g., slump) of concrete upon discharge. The invention is especially useful for reclaiming concrete in the drum after delivery and can confirm rheology based upon peak (maximum) discharge pressure. The present inventors found surprisingly that discharge pressure readings are useful for recalibrating automated rheology monitoring systems as well as for reporting and/or treating the remainder concrete.

Disclosed is a fracture plugging simulation experimental device and an experimental method thereof. The device comprises a simulated wellbore, a simulated formation, a simulated fracture, a plurality of pressure sensors and vales, a mixing barrel, a liquid injection port and a pressurization port, a liquid collection tank, a plugging fluid storage tank, a heating device, etc. The method comprises: loading the simulated formation with the simulated fracture in the simulated wellbore, closing the second valve and turning on the mixing device, injecting a lost circulation material into the mixing barrel, closing the liquid injection port and turning on the heating device and pressurizing, stopping pressurizing and opening the second valve to establish a plugging process, turning on the plunger pump to continue pressurizing, and collecting a fluid pressure change of the simulated fracture in the plugging process; and calculating a pressure-bearing capacity of plugged fracture.

Provided are a physical property measurement method, a physical property measurement device, and a probe that can simply measure physical properties of a surface layer portion of an object. A physical property measurement method includes a step of bringing a probe into contact with a surface layer portion of a liquid or gel-like object and maintaining a contact state, a step of measuring a height of the object rising along the probe in contact with the object, and a step of calculating viscous properties or elastic properties of the surface layer portion of the object using the measured height of the object rising along the probe.

Disclosed is a fracture plugging simulation experimental device and an experimental method thereof. The device comprises a simulated wellbore, a simulated formation, a simulated fracture, a plurality of pressure sensors and vales, a mixing barrel, a liquid injection port and a pressurization port, a liquid collection tank, a plugging fluid storage tank, a heating device, etc. The method comprises: loading the simulated formation with the simulated fracture in the simulated wellbore, closing the second valve and turning on the mixing device, injecting a lost circulation material into the mixing barrel, closing the liquid injection port and turning on the heating device and pressurizing, stopping pressurizing and opening the second valve to establish a plugging process, turning on the plunger pump to continue pressurizing, and collecting a fluid pressure change of the simulated fracture in the plugging process; and calculating a pressure-bearing capacity of plugged fracture.

The present application provides a high-voltage cable insulation material continuous extrusion processing characteristic evaluation and optimization method and apparatus. The method comprises: continuously extruding a material under test as a melt, measuring and recording an inlet pressure P. a mass growth rate w, and the diameter D of a melt sample strip, and obtaining apparent shear viscosity .sub.a(t) (step A1); obtaining an outlet expansion rate (step A2); recording and displaying curves .sub.a(t) and (t), and treating the time corresponding to an increase of a set percentage on the curves as a cross-linking starting time TX (step A3); selecting a reference sample for testing, and determining a cross-linking reaction starting time T.sub.S according to .sub.a(t) and (t) curves of the reference sample (step A4); and defining an index according to T.sub.X and T.sub.S.

The present application provides a high-voltage cable insulation material continuous extrusion processing characteristic evaluation and optimization method and apparatus. The method comprises: continuously extruding a material under test as a melt, measuring and recording an inlet pressure P, a mass growth rate w, and the diameter D of a melt sample strip, and obtaining apparent shear viscosity .sub.a(t) (step A1); obtaining an outlet expansion rate (step A2); recording and displaying curves .sub.a(t) and (t), and treating the time corresponding to an increase of a set percentage on the curves as a cross-linking starting time TX (step A3); selecting a reference sample for testing, and determining a cross-linking reaction starting time TS according to .sub.a(t) and (t) curves of the reference sample (step A4); and defining an index according to Tx and Ts.

A method for calculating the bedload sediment transport rate by correcting the friction coefficient in the bed sediment movement is provided, including the following steps: S1, creating a calculation formula of a friction coefficient; S2, determining a calculation bedload sediment transport rate formula per unit width; S3, transforming the calculation formula of the bedload sediment transport rate per unit width into a dimensionless form; and S4, substituting the calculation formula of the bedload sediment transport rate per unit width obtained in the S2 into the S3 to obtain a bedload sediment transport rate formula with a corrected friction coefficient.

A method of measuring a material property of a viscoelastic fluid using one or more vibratory transducers, the method comprising: vibrating one or more vibratory transducers in the viscoelastic fluid to generate a first wave propagating from a first surface of the one or more vibratory transducers and a second wave propagating from a second surface of the one or more vibratory transducers, wherein the first and second surfaces are spaced and oriented relative to each other such that, during vibration of the one or more vibratory transducers, the first and second waves combine with each other to provide a net constructive or destructive interference; and determining a material property of the viscoelastic fluid based on the vibrating of the one or more vibratory transducers in the viscoelastic fluid.