Core sample analysis
US10001446B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/616
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for analyzing a core sample from a wellbore, where the analysis takes place in the field and proximate the wellbore. The system includes trailers adjacent one another. One of the trailers can include a unit for scanning the core sample and obtaining information within the sample. Other trailers can include units that further analyze the core, such as by grinding, laser spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The core sample scanning involves a computerized tomography (CT) scan, where a length of core is analyzed in the scanning unit. The unit includes a manipulator system for moving the core sample through a rotating scan source in the scanning unit.
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