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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2018
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Brice Aaron Jackson, Houston, TX (US);
Kevin G Kleinguetl, Kingwood, TX (US);
Adam Dotson, Houston, TX (US);
Dale E Jamison, Humble, TX (US);
Lawrence Joseph Herskowitz, Pearland, TX (US);
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided is a water retort apparatus, methods of using the water retort apparatus, and systems including the water retort apparatus. An example of the water retort apparatus comprises a sample test cell, a heating element configured to heat the sample test cell to a temperature between about 212° F. and about 400° F., a condenser in fluidic communication with the sample test cell, a sight glass in fluidic communication with the condenser, a camera configured to capture images of the sight glass, and a controller configured to analyze the images captured by the camera and estimate a volume of water in the sight glass.