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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2007
Pedro Segura, Austin, TX (US);
Mark A. Sitka, Richmond, TX (US);
Gregory N. Gilbert, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Preston N. Weintraub, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Tony T. VU, Pearland, TX (US);
John R. Hardin, Jr., Spring, TX (US);
Kristopher V. Sherrill, Humble, TX (US);
David M. Welshans, Damon, TX (US);
James E. Stone, Porter, TX (US);
Pedro Segura, Austin, TX (US);
Mark A. Sitka, Richmond, TX (US);
Gregory N. Gilbert, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Preston N. Weintraub, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Tony T. Vu, Pearland, TX (US);
John R. Hardin, Jr., Spring, TX (US);
Kristopher V. Sherrill, Humble, TX (US);
David M. Welshans, Damon, TX (US);
James E. Stone, Porter, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus including a drill collar having an outer surface, an assembly for interaction with an earth formation coupled to the drill collar, the assembly including a first member to extend beyond the drill collar outer surface and a second member to extend beyond the first member and toward the earth formation to receive formation fluids. An apparatus including an MWD tool having an outer surface, a formation testing assembly coupled to the MWD tool, the formation testing assembly recessed beneath the outer surface in a first position and including a piston to extend beyond the outer surface to a second position and an inner sampling member to extend beyond the piston to a third position.