Method and apparatus to quantify fluid sample quality
US8020437B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B49/08
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention relates to fluid sampling in a test that is used to determine physical and chemical characteristics of the fluids in a subterranean reservoir. The method reconstructs the entire pressure history of the fluid parcel that is captured in the fluid samplers during a test. Using this reconstructed pressure history of the samples, the quality of the samples, particularly, whether there is a phase change in the samples during the test, can be accurately quantified.
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