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US 8,508,741 B2Granted
Fluid sampling and analysis downhole using microconduit system
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorSunil Kumar
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest in a downhole fluid using fluid testing module. The fluid testing module may include: a substrate comprising at least one microconduit, and a sensor. The sensor may be disposed within the at least one microconduit or external. The apparatus may include a fluid transporter for moving fluid within the microconduit. The method includes estimating a parameter of interest using the fluid testing module.
Claims20
An apparatus for estimating a parameter of interest in a downhole fluid, comprising:
- a conveyance device configured to traverse a borehole;
- a sampling device disposed on the conveyance device and configured to receive the downhole fluid;
- at least one testing member disposed on the conveyance device, comprising:
- a substrate with at least one conduit configured to receive the downhole fluid, the at least one conduit having a cross-sectional area of less than 1 cm2, and
- at least one sensor configured to operatively contact the downhole fluid in the at least one conduit.
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A method for estimating a parameter of interest in a fluid sample, comprising:
- estimating the parameter of interest using an apparatus in a borehole, comprising:
- a conveyance device configured to traverse a borehole;
- a sampling device disposed on the conveyance device and configured to receive the downhole fluid;
- at least one testing member disposed on the conveyance device, comprising:
- a substrate with at least one conduit configured to receive the downhole fluid, the at least one conduit having a cross-sectional area of less than 1 cm2, and
- at least one sensor configured to operatively contact the downhole fluid in the at least one conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.