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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Robert Irving Mcneil, Iii, Cypress, TX (US);
Sabine Claudia Zeilinger, Houston, TX (US);
James William Nicholson, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert Irving McNeil, III, Cypress, TX (US);
Sabine Claudia Zeilinger, Houston, TX (US);
James William Nicholson, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F019/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for chemical analysis of fluids utilized in hydrocarbon exploration and production in which microfluidic systems designed to react to specific characteristics of a fluid are introduced into fluid samples or during operations. The microfluidic systems are then recovered and subjected to analysis to permit one to measure the desired characteristics.