Systems and Methods of Determining Fluid Properties
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsMatthew T. Sullivan, Christopher Harrison, Robert J. Schroeder, Ahmad Latifzai, Elizabeth Smythe, Shunsuke Fukagawa, Douglas W. Grant
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Abstract
Systems and methods of determining fluid properties are disclosed. An example apparatus to determine a saturation pressure of a fluid includes a housing having a detection chamber and a heater assembly partially positioned within the detection chamber to heat a fluid. The example apparatus also includes a sensor assembly to detect a property of the fluid and a processor to identify a saturation pressure of the fluid using the property of the fluid.
Claims20
An apparatus to determine a saturation pressure of a fluid, comprising:
- a housing having a detection chamber;
- a heater assembly partially positioned within the detection chamber to heat a fluid;
- a sensor assembly to detect a property of the fluid;
- and
- a processor to identify a saturation pressure of the fluid using the property of the fluid.
A method of determining a saturation pressure of a fluid, comprising:
- A) thermally nucleating a fluid within a detection chamber;
- B) detecting a property of the fluid;
- and
- C) determining a saturation pressure of the fluid using the property.
A downhole tool, comprising:
- a microfluidic device, comprising:
- a detection chamber;
- a heater assembly at least partially positioned within the detection chamber to heat a fluid;
- and
- a sensor assembly to detect a property of the fluid;
- and
- a processor to determine a parameter of the downhole fluid using the property of the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.