Patent ID: 11933164
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  C | IPC C  E

Claim 6:
7. A downhole tool comprising:
a flow diverter configured to coupled within a tubular, wherein the flow diverter is configured to be disposed within the tubular to increase effective concentration of solids in a fluid within the tubular which are in proximity to the flow diverter; and
a sensor adjacent and in proximity to the flow diverter, wherein the sensor is configured to detect solids in the fluid in proximity to the flow diverter,, wherein the flow diverter comprises:
a first conical section;
a second conical section; and
support legs,
wherein the first conical section comprises an outside surface tapering from a first end to a second end of the first conical section, wherein the first end of the first conical section comprises a rounded nose,
wherein the second conical section comprises an outside surface tapering from a first end to a second end of the second conical section, wherein the first end of the second conical section comprises a rounded nose, and
wherein the support legs are configured to fixedly couple the flow diverter to the tubular.