US 12,270,268 B1
Lost circulation material tool
Bandar S. Al-Malki, Dammam (SA); Abdullah Essa Alnoaimi, Dhahran (SA); and Hassan K. Al-Aswad, Qatif (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/597,009.
Int. Cl. E21B 21/10 (2006.01); E21B 21/00 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 34/14 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 21/103 (2013.01) [E21B 21/003 (2013.01); E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 34/14 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
16. A method comprising:
measuring a rotation rate of a portion of a downhole tool comprising one or more flow directing paths formed on an outer surface of the downhole tool;
determining that a loss of circulation in a wellbore has occurred based on the rotation rate;
in response to determining that the loss of circulation has occurred, opening one or more ports of the downhole tool to inject lost circulation material into the wellbore.