Baker Hughes Corporation

Baker Hughes, a Ge Compnay, LLC

Wade Bullock

James Cernosek

Michael Shammai

Francisco Galvan-Sanchez

Marcelo Civarolo

Jianghui Wu

Angus J Simpson

Sefer B Coskun

Marvin L Raney

In one aspect, a method of obtaining a fluid from a formation is disclosed that in one embodiment may include: pumping fluid received by a first probe from the formation into the wellbore; pumping fluid received by a second probe from the formation into the wellbore; determining when the fluid received by one of the first and second probes is clean; and pumping the fluid received by the first probe into a sample chamber while collecting the formation fluid received by the second probe from the formation into a storage chamber having an internal pressure less than the pressure of the formation.

Apparatus and method for obtaining formation fluid samples utilizing a sample clean-up device

An apparatus made according to one embodiment may include a first chamber configured to receive fluid under pressure and to compress a gas in a second chamber in pressure communication with the first chamber, wherein the second chamber is configured to discharge the fluid out from the first chamber when pressure of the fluid in the first chamber is reduced.

Apparatus and method for formation testing

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Montgomery, TX, United States of America

Wade Bullock