Apparatus for testing and sampling open-hole oil and gas wells
US5826662A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B34/125
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Method and apparatus for testing and sampling open-hole oil and gas wells. The apparatus includes a packer, a surge chamber, a closure valve which may be opened to flow fluid into the surge chamber, and a sampler. The surge chamber may be one of a pair of surge chambers, and the closure valve may be one of a pair of closure valves so that two surges may be carried out prior to obtaining a fluid sample in the sampler. In operation, the packer is placed in a set position by setting down weight. The closure valves are also actuated when weight is set down. The first closure valve has a first predetermined time delay before opening so that the packer may be set, and the second closure valve has a second predetermined time delay so that the packer may be set and the first closure valve opened before a fluid sample is captured. By opening a vent tool at an upper end of the uppermost surge chamber, formation fluid may be forced back into the formation or zone of interest by a bull-heading operation. In a preferred embodiment, portions of the apparatus are detachable in the event of sticking of the apparatus in the well. In the method of the two-surge test, a clean fluid sample for capturi…
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