Patent · US Expired

Apparatus and method for formation testing while drilling with minimum system volume

US6478096B1 · kind B1 · utility

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8References

24Claims

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Assignee

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC · US

Inventors

Stanley C. Jones · Littleton, US
John M. Michaels · Irvine, US
Jaedong Lee · Katy, US
Matthias Meister · Celle, DE
Volker Krueger · Celle, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 21, 2000
Grant date	Nov 12, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 21, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE21B49/10
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A minimum volume apparatus and method is provided including a tool for obtaining at least one parameter of interest of a subterranean formation in-situ, the tool comprising a carrier member, a selectively extendable member mounted on the carrier for isolating a portion of annulus, a port exposable to formation fluid in the isolated annulus space, a piston integrally disposed within the extendable member for urging the fluid into the port, and a sensor operatively associated with the port for detecting at least one parameter of interest of the fluid.

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