Pressurized reservoir core sample transfer tool system

Abstract

A method for performing a test on a core sample can include transferring at least a portion of a core sample from a first vessel to a second vessel, where the core sample is maintained at a first pressure that is at least a substantially equivalent pressure while transferring the core sample from the first vessel to the second vessel. The method can also include performing a test on the core sample in the second vessel at the first pressure, and reducing the pressure on the core sample in the second vessel. The method can further include repeating the test on the core sample in the second vessel at a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure. The method can also include creating a model of hydrocarbon production as a function of pressure for a subterranean reservoir from which the core sample was retrieved for hydrocarbon production.

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