Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Chuck MacPhail

Cyrus A Irani

Vincent Paul Zeller

Don H Perkins

Imre I Gazda

Virgilio Garcia-Soule

Timothy R Carlson

An apparatus () for obtaining a fluid sample in a subterranean well includes a housing () having a sample chamber () defined therein. The sample chamber () is selectively in fluid communication with the exterior of the housing () and is operable to receive the fluid sample therefrom. A debris trap piston () is slidably disposed within the housing (). The debris trap piston () includes a debris chamber (). Responsive to the fluid sample entering the sample chamber (), the debris trap piston () receives a first portion of the fluid sample in the debris chamber () then displaces relative to the housing () to expand the sample chamber ().

Sampling chamber for a single phase fluid sampling apparatus

An apparatus for actuating a pressure delivery system of a fluid sampler. The apparatus includes a housing () having a longitudinal passageway and defining first and second chambers (). A piston () is disposed within the longitudinal passageway between the first and second chambers (). A valving assembly () is disposed within the longitudinal passageway. The valving assembly () is operable to selectively prevent communication of pressure from a pressure source of the fluid sampler to the second chamber (). The valving assembly () is actuated responsive to an increase in pressure in the first chamber () which longitudinally displaces the piston () toward the valving assembly () until at least a portion of the piston () contacts the valving assembly (), thereby releasing pressure from the pressure source into the second chamber () and longitudinally displacing the piston () away from the valving assembly ().

Apparatus and method for actuating a pressure delivery system of a fluid sampler

Single phase fluid sampling apparatus and method for use of same

One embodiment of the present disclosure describes a test assembly including an inflatable packer. An internal control sleeve controls flow of drilling fluid through an inflation port to inflate and deflate the packer. A shifting tool run on a slick line moves the sleeve. The packer has one end attached to an external sliding sleeve which moves upon packer inflation to expose a formation fluid port through which formation testing is performed. After testing and packer deflation, a circulation port may be opened to recover produced fluids up the drill string. A second sleeve controls flow through the circulation port and is controlled by a second shifting tool run on slick line. Other embodiments include a circulation assembly with a sliding sleeve opened and closed by one shifting tool to control circulation and the sliding sleeve itself and its operation.

Testing drill packer

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Little Elm, TX, United States of America

Chuck MacPhail