Method for separating basic-sediment and water from oil in a crude-oil sample

A method for separating basic-sediment and water from oil in an oil-field crude-oil sample using a halogen lighting-unit and a sample-measurement container, the method comprising:

• obtaining a crude-oil sample comprising an undetermined concentration of basic-sediment, water and oil;
• providing said sample-measurement container, the sample-measurement container having a known-volume;
• inserting the crude-oil sample into the sample-measurement container, the crude-oil sample occupying said known-volume of the sample-measurement container;
• exposing the crude-oil sample in the sample-measurement container to a halogen lighting-unit;
• separating the basic-sediment and the water from the oil in the crude-oil in the sample-measurement container;
• calculating the fraction-of-oil by volume in the crude-oil sample after the basic-sediment and the water has separated;
• wherein the crude-oil sample includes at least one component that is in a semi-frozen state when obtained;
• wherein the crude-oil sample is obtained of a surface from the well;
• wherein the crude-oil sample is in an aqueous-state when obtained;
• wherein the sample-measurement container has gradient measurement indicia;
• wherein the sample-measurement container is made from a transparent material;
• wherein the sample-measurement container is made from a glass material;
• wherein the sample-measurement container comprises light-weight material such that a user can portably carry the sample-measurement container in one hand;
• wherein the crude-oil sample is exposed to the halogen lighting-unit for twenty minutes;
• wherein the crude-oil sample is exposed to the halogen lighting-unit until the basic-sediment and the water has separated from the oil;
• wherein the halogen lighting-unit produces radiant energy in a form of heat;
• wherein the heat produced from the lighting-unit is of an intensity sufficient to increase the viscosity of the crude-oil sample;
• wherein the user induces a mechanical-wave through the crude-oil sample in the sample-measurement container, thereby aiding in the separation basic-sediment and the water from the oil;
• wherein the separation of the basic-sediment and the water from the oil in the crude-oil sample defines a first-volume and a second-volume, the first-volume comprising the basic-sediment and the water, the second-volume comprising the oil;
• and
• wherein a fraction-of-oil by volume is calculated by dividing the known-volume by the second-volume, the fraction-of-oil by volume indicating the portion of the oil in the crude-oil sample.