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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2023
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Rocco DiFoggio, Houston, TX (US);
Helene C. Climent, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting one or more properties of a downhole fluid includes a housing. The apparatus also includes a location-sensitive optical detector, arranged within a chamber formed by the housing. The apparatus further includes a light source, arranged within the chamber. The apparatus also includes a lens, positioned at an end of the housing, the lens preferably having a flat side and a curved side, the flat side positioned proximate the chamber to position the flat side closer to the light source than the curved side. The apparatus further includes a mirror, arranged outside the housing.