System and method for sampling and analyzing downhole formation fluids

US8955375B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8955375-B2
Application numberUS-201213357753-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 25, 2012
Priority dateJan 9, 2009
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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A device for sampling fluid from an earth formation is disclosed. The device includes: an inlet port disposable in fluid communication with the fluid in a borehole; an injector including an injection chamber in fluid communication with the inlet port, the injector configured to receive a portion of the fluid and direct the fluid toward an analysis unit for analyzing constituent materials in the fluid; and a high pressure valve configured to admit the portion of the fluid at a borehole pressure and release the portion of the fluid into the injector, the portion having a volume that is less than or equal to about one microliter. A system and method for analyzing constituents of fluid in a borehole in an earth formation is also disclosed.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of analyzing constituents of fluid in a borehole in an earth formation, the method comprising: receiving the fluid via an inlet port from the borehole; actuating a valve to inject a selected portion of the fluid into an injector, the selected portion having a volume that is less than or equal to about one microliter, the injector including an injection chamber and a nozzle in fluid communication with the inlet port, the injection chamber hav…

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What does patent US8955375B2 cover?
A device for sampling fluid from an earth formation is disclosed. The device includes: an inlet port disposable in fluid communication with the fluid in a borehole; an injector including an injection chamber in fluid communication with the inlet port, the injector configured to receive a portion of the fluid and direct the fluid toward an analysis unit for analyzing constituent materials in the…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Difoggio Rocco, Bergren Paul Allan, Baker Hughes Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E21B49/081. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).