Formation test probe
US11629591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B49/10
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A formation test probe and a formation test system and method for implementing a self-drilling probe are disclosed. In some embodiments, a test probe includes a body having a channel therethrough to a frontside port, and further includes drill-in tubing disposed within the channel and having a front tip that is extensible from the frontside port. An exciter is disposed within the body in contact with the drill-in tubing and operably configured to induce resonant vibration in the drill-in tubing during a drill-in phase of a formation test cycle.
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