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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 21, 2015
Applicant:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

Ravinath Kausik Kadayam Viswanathan, Sharon, MA (US);

Kamilla Fellah, Brookline, MA (US);

Erik Rylander, Frisco, TX (US);

Philip M. Singer, Richmond, TX (US);

Richard E. Lewis, Frisco, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 24/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); G01R 33/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 24/081 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01); G01R 33/448 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for testing an unconventional core sample is provided. The method involves loading the unconventional core sample into a sample holder and introducing fluid into the sample holder at an elevated pressure such that fluid is injected into the internal pore space of the unconventional core sample in order to resaturate the unconventional core sample with the fluid, wherein the fluid is selected from the group including a hydrocarbon fluid and a water-based formation fluid. An apparatus and a system used in combination with the method are also provided.


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