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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 25/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 25/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for in-situ stabilization of unconsolidated sediment in core samples are disclosed. The core sampling apparatus includes a corer having an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of impregnation tubes disposed between the inner and the outer wall, wherein the impregnation tubes are parallel to a central axis of the corer. The method for sampling a core includes extracting a core sample using a corer, and in-situ stabilizing unconsolidated sediment in the core sample within the corer by impregnating the core sample with a resin. The resin is supplied through a plurality of impregnation tubes disposed between the walls of the corer.