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US 2013/0199847 A1Published application
Instrumented Core Barrel Apparatus and Associated Methods
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsLudovic Delmar, Will Bradford, Ron Dirksen, Lorne Rutherford
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Abstract
A coring apparatus may be integrated with fluid analysis capabilities for in situ analysis of core samples from a subterranean formation. An instrumented coring apparatus may include an inner core barrel; an outer core barrel; a coring bit; and an instrumented core barrel having an analysis device in fluid communication with the inner core barrel.
Claims38
An instrumented coring apparatus comprising:
- an inner core barrel;
- an outer core barrel;
- a coring bit;
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- an instrumented core barrel comprising an analysis device in fluid communication with the inner core barrel.
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An instrumented core barrel comprising:
- an analysis device;
- a core barrel capable of operably attaching to a coring apparatus such that an inner barrel of the coring apparatus is in fluid communication with the analysis device;
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- a power source operably connected to the analysis device.
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A method comprising:
- collecting a core sample from a location in a subterranean formation using an instrumented coring apparatus, the instrumented coring apparatus comprising:
- an inner core barrel,
- an outer core barrel,
- a coring bit, and
- an instrumented core barrel comprising an analysis device in fluid communication with the inner core barrel;
- and
- analyzing fluid from the core sample with the analysis device while the coring apparatus is in the subterranean formation proximate to the location to produce analysis results.
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A method comprising:
- providing a fracturing fluid having a dictated composition, the dictated composition being informed by analysis results from an instrumented coring analysis method;
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- placing the fracturing fluid in a subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least one fracture therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.