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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Total S.a., Courbevoie, FR;
Inventor:
Gilles Couchou-Meillot, Pau, FR;
Assignee:
TOTAL SE, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 25/16 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 7/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/0875 (2020.05); G01N 1/18 (2013.01); G01N 25/16 (2013.01); G01N 33/2841 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for determining at least one property of hydrocarbon fluid, comprising: (a) providing a first chamber () filled with the hydrocarbon fluid and a second chamber () which is substantially empty, each of the first chamber () and second chamber () having a fixed volume; (b) transferring a sample of hydrocarbon fluid from the first chamber () to the second chamber (); (c) measuring a pressure in at least one of the first chamber () and the second chamber (); (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) a plurality of times. The invention also relates to an apparatus for implementing this method.