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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
May. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Khalid A. Zainalabedin, Dhahran, SA;
Mark A. Proett, Missouri City, TX (US);
Shouxiang Mark Ma, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/10 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/10 (2013.01); E21B 49/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A formation fluid sampling tool includes a housing, and at least one sampling probe proximate an external surface of the housing. The at least one sampling probe includes an opening sized and positioned to receive one or more heated formation fluids, and a plurality of heating elements arranged concentrically around the opening and configured to conductively heat a subterranean formation through an external surface of the sampling probe.