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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2011
Farshid Mostowfi, Edmonton, CA;
Anil Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Kurt Schmidt, Oxford, GB;
Rob Fisher, Sherwood Park, CA;
Farshid Mostowfi, Edmonton, CA;
Anil Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Kurt Schmidt, Oxford, GB;
Rob Fisher, Sherwood Park, CA;
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for performing a flash separation of a reservoir fluid includes a sample chamber configured to hold the reservoir fluid and a flash apparatus in fluid communication with the sample chamber. The flash apparatus includes a microfluidic device configured to flash the reservoir fluid in fluid communication with the sample chamber, and a separation chamber configured to separate the flashed reservoir fluid into a liquid phase and a gaseous phase in fluid communication with the microfluidic device. The system further includes a gas receptacle configured to store the gaseous phase, A method for performing a flash separation of a reservoir fluid includes providing a reservoir fluid to a microfluidic device, urging the reservoir fluid through the microfluidic device such that the reservoir fluid is lashed within the microfluidic device, and separating a liquid phase and a gaseous phase from the flashed reservoir fluid.