Methods and systems of testing formation samples using a rock hydrostatic compression chamber
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorAbraham S. Grader
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include a rock sample inspection method. The method may include preparing a sample of formation rock by encapsulating the sample, inserting the sample into a vessel body as part of a test assembly, enclosing the sample within an low compressibility fluid, applying pressure to an interior of the vessel body by tightening a compression screw employing a piston acting on said low compressibility fluid, monitoring the pressure, conducting a test on the sample, and recording results of the test for further analysis.
Claims20
A rock sample inspection method, comprising:
- preparing a sample of formation rock by encapsulating the sample;
- inserting the sample into a vessel body assembly comprising a vessel body and an interior chamber;
- enclosing the sample within a fixed volume of a low compressibility fluid in the interior chamber;
- increasing a fluidic pressure applied to the sample by the fixed volume of the low compressibility fluid in the interior chamber by adjusting the volume of the interior chamber;
- monitoring the fluidic pressure;
- conducting a measurement scanning test on the sample;
- and
- recording results of the measurement scanning test.
A method of inspecting a rock sample, comprising:
- inserting the rock sample into a hydraulic fluid chamber of a vessel body;
- injecting hydraulic fluid into the hydraulic fluid chamber;
- increasing a fluidic pressure applied to the rock sample by a fixed volume of the hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic fluid chamber by adjusting the volume of the hydraulic fluid chamber;
- and
- conducting a measurement scanning test on the sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.