Modular gas detection system for a wellbore
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorMathew Dennis Rowe
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Abstract
A modular gas detection system includes a primary gas chromatograph, a constant volume extractor positionable to provide a continuous fluid sample to the primary gas chromatograph, and a total hydrocarbon analyzer. The modular gas detection system also includes a processing device and a memory device including instructions executable by the processing device for causing the processing device to perform operations. The operations include adjusting a detection scheme of the primary gas chromatograph to update a detection range for the continuous fluid sample to detect different hydrocarbons within a single column. Further, the operations include controlling routing of the continuous fluid sample from the constant volume extractor to the primary gas chromatograph and the total hydrocarbon analyzer.
Claims20
A modular gas detection system comprising:
- a primary gas chromatograph;
- a constant volume extractor positionable to provide a continuous fluid sample to the primary gas chromatograph;
- a total hydrocarbon analyzer;
- a processing device;
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- a memory device including instructions executable by the processing device for causing the processing device to:
- adjust a detection scheme of the primary gas chromatograph to update a detection range for the continuous fluid sample to detect different hydrocarbons within a single column;
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- control routing of the continuous fluid sample from the constant volume extractor to the primary gas chromatograph and the total hydrocarbon analyzer.
A method comprising:
- detecting, by a controller of a modular gas detection system, modules communicatively coupled to the controller;
- controlling, by the controller of the modular gas detection system, routing of a gas sample to the modules of the modular gas detection system;
- adjusting, by the controller of the modular gas detection system, a detection scheme of a primary gas chromatograph of the modular gas detection system to update a detection range for a continuous fluid sample to detect different hydrocarbons within a single column;
- receiving, by the controller of the modular gas detection system, data generated by the modules of the modular gas detection system;
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- reporting results, by the controller of the modular gas detection system, to an entity.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by a processing device for causing the processing device to:
- detect modules communicatively coupled to a controller of a modular gas detection system;
- control routing of a gas sample to the modules of the modular gas detection system;
- adjust a detection scheme of a primary gas chromatograph of the modular gas detection system to update a detection range for a continuous fluid sample to detect different hydrocarbons within a single column;
- receive data generated by the modules of the modular gas detection system;
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- control drilling or completion operations based on the data generated by the modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.