Measurement device by pressurizing the subsoil and method for carrying out an associated pressurization test
AssigneeCalyf
InventorFrancis Cour
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Abstract
The invention relates to a measuring device for pressurizing the subsurface, comprising: at least one pressiometric probe comprising at least one deformable cell, a fluid reservoir comprising a container and a volume of fluid contained in the container, a transfer unit configured to introduce the fluid from the fluid reservoir inside the deformable cell, said unit comprising a transfer member including a suction line fluidly connected to said fluid reservoir, and a discharge line fluidly connected to the deformable cell, a unit for measuring the volume of fluid transferred to the inside of the deformable cell. The unit for measuring the volume of fluid comprises a device for measuring the mass of the fluid reservoir.
Claims10
A measuring device for pressurizing the subsurface, comprising:
- at least one pressiometric probe intended to be inserted into a borehole in the subsurface, said pressiometric probe comprising at least one deformable cell,
- a fluid reservoir comprising a container and a volume of fluid contained in the container,
- a transfer unit configured to introduce the fluid from the fluid reservoir inside the deformable cell, said unit comprising a transfer member including a suction line fluidly connected to said fluid reservoir, and a discharge line fluidly connected to the deformable cell,
- a unit for measuring the volume of fluid transferred from the fluid reservoir to the inside of the deformable cell,
- wherein the unit for measuring the volume of fluid comprises a device for measuring the mass of the fluid reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.