Downhole fluid properties analysis device and tools comprising such a device
US9651710B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/06113
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A downhole fluid properties analysis device connectable to a downhole sampling flow line having an internal diameter between 2 to 15 mm adapted to let flow the fluid, a hydrocarbon multiphase fluid from a hydrocarbon subsurface reservoir, to be analyzed. The analysis device includes an analysis pipe portion and a first optical probe arranged to transmit a light into the fluid and a second optical probe, connected to a spectrometer and arranged to produce a signal resulting from an interaction of the fluid with said light indicative of the downhole fluid properties. Each optical probe has an elongated body mounted through the wall of the analysis pipe portion and a needle-shaped tip with an external diameter less than 1 mm. The tips of the probes project into a flow section of the analysis pipe portion such that the first tip faces the second tip.
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