Apparatus and method for observing performance of a treatment fluid in a core sample
US11808146B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/241
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Testing apparatuses and their methods of use for testing core samples with treatment fluids, such as reactive fluids, such as acidic fluids, are provided. The testing apparatuses include a top and a base housing coupled together having a sample recess, a viewing window, and a primary distribution hole. Within the sample recess a core sample assembly is secured and immobilized. The core sample assembly in the testing apparatus is viewable through the viewing window and fluidly accessible through the primary distribution hole. Optionally, a light connector coupled to the testing apparatus provides light into the core sample assembly. Methods of using the testing apparatus include providing a testing apparatus with a core sample assembly secured and immobilized within the sample recess of the testing apparatus, introducing a treatment fluid to the core sample, and detecting the interaction within the testing apparatus of the core sample with the treatment fluid.
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