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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2002
Igor Igorevitch Diakonov, Moscow, RU;
Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin, Cambridge, GB;
Andrew Loris Kurkjian, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jonathan Webster Brown, Dunecht, GB;
John Allan Nighswander, Scotland, GB;
Igor Igorevitch Diakonov, Moscow, RU;
Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin, Cambridge, GB;
Andrew Loris Kurkjian, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Jonathan Webster Brown, Dunecht, GB;
John Allan Nighswander, Scotland, GB;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Abstract
A receptacle () for use in collecting samples down a well bore () is provided, the receptacle comprising a plurality of interconnecting modules (). A main chamber () is capable of holding a sample, and sensors () within the chamber detect physical and chemical characteristics of the sample. Valves () in a chamber wall seal the chamber () after a fluid sample has been collected. A communication means is placed in communication with the chamber () so as to provide an externally accessible port which communicates with the inside of the chamber () and allows detection and analysis of sample characteristics without removing the sample from the sealed chamber (). The chamber () includes a piston () which is adjustable to keep pressure constant in the chamber and a heating element () to keep temperature constant. A method for sampling downhole fluids is also provided.