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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2015
Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation, Grand Forks, ND (US);
David J. Miller, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Steven B. Hawthorne, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation, Grand Forks, ND (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed relate to methods and apparatus for sampling an oil composition. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of sampling one or more components of an oil composition. The method includes placing a fluid into a pressure chamber at a first pressure. The pressure chamber includes an oil composition therein. The oil composition contacts the fluid. The fluid includes at least one of a gas, a liquid, and a supercritical fluid. The method also includes taking a sample of at least one of the fluid and the oil composition from the pressure chamber.