Apparatus and methods for determining commingling compatibility of fluids from different formation zones
US9249661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/8571
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and a method including exposing a first fluid to a pre-filter, observing the first fluid, introducing a second fluid to the first fluid, exposing the first and second fluids to a filter, and observing the first and second fluids wherein the observing the first fluid and observing the first and second fluids comprise optical measurements and the first fluid comprises material from a subterranean formation. Some embodiments may compare the optical measurements of the first fluid and the first and second fluids and/or estimate the first fluid's likelihood of forming precipitants with other fluids and/or the first fluid's asphaltene content.
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