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Method and apparatus for collecting coreflood fluids

US5168763A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 1990
Grant dateDec 8, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N15/08
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and means for delivering the liquid generated by a coreflood experiment to test tubes and the gas so generated to a gas outlet. A mixture of gas and liquid is fed through an axially rotating tube extending through the central portion of a sealed chamber in which the test tubes are arranged in a circular path. The tube has a transversely extending delivery portion which deposits liquid into the test tubes, while gas is collected through a conduit leading from the chamber. The tube is incrementally rotated through a mechanism which allows fluid from the core sample to flow into the tube at the same back pressure under which the experiment takes place.

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