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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Phillip D. Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Loan K. Vo, Houston, TX (US);
Bradley J. Sparks, Richmond, TX (US);
David Loveless, Houston, TX (US);
Douglas Everett Wyatt, Kingwood, TX (US);
Assignee:
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/28 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01N 23/046 (2018.01); G01N 24/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/2823 (2013.01); E21B 49/08 (2013.01); G01N 23/046 (2013.01); G01N 24/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus that includes isolating a sample having a known volume and obtained near a reservoir that has a reserve; extracting hydrocarbons from the sample; and identifying data associated with the hydrocarbons. The data may include the volume of the extracted hydrocarbons. The method also includes using the data to estimate the reserve of the reservoir. The method can also include pulverizing the sample to release additional hydrocarbons.