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AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsVincent Pisio, Edward Harrigan, John Edwards, Paul Howard, Koksal Cig, Richard Marcinew, Carsten Sonne
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Example methods and apparatus to perform stress testing of geological formations are disclosed. A disclosed example downhole stress test tool for pressure testing a geological formation comprises first and second packers selectively inflatable to form an annular region around the tool, a container configured to store a fracturing fluid, wherein the fracturing fluid is different than a formation fluid and a drilling fluid, a pump configured to pump the fracturing fluid into the first and second packers to inflate the first and second packers and to pump the fracturing fluid into the annular region to induce a fracture of the geological formation, and a sensor configured to detect a pressure of the fracturing fluid pumped into the annular region corresponding to the fracture of the geological formation.
A downhole stress test tool for pressure testing a geological formation, comprising:
A method of performing downhole testing of a geological formation, comprising:
A method to configure a downhole stress test tool, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.