Methods and apparatus for collecting a downhole sample
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsDaniel T. Georgi, Aleksandr A. Kashevarov, Artem V. Manakov
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for collecting a downhole sample are provided. The method may include introducing a flowable sealant to a borehole wall portion, modifying a formation system mobility using the flowable sealant, and receiving the downhole sample using a sample receiving port positioned proximate the borehole wall portion. An apparatus includes a formation sampling member having a sample receiving port for receiving the downhole sample, and an inhibitor that includes one or more of an activator and an injector.
Claims25
A method for collecting a downhole sample comprising:
- introducing a flowable sealant to a borehole wall portion;
- modifying a formation system mobility using the flowable sealant;
- and
- receiving the downhole sample using a sample receiving port positioned proximate the borehole wall portion.
A method for collecting a downhole sample comprising:
- contacting a borehole wall portion using a sampling tool that includes a sample receiving port for receiving the downhole sample, the sample receiving port is in fluid communication with a fluid cell;
- introducing a flowable sealant to a borehole wall portion proximate the sample receiving port;
- and
- flowing the downhole sample through the sample receiving port to the fluid cell.
An apparatus for collecting a downhole sample comprising:
- a formation sampling member having a sample receiving port for receiving the downhole sample;
- and
- an inhibitor that includes one or more of an activator and an injector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.