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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Dale Meek, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Julian J. Pop, Houston, TX (US);
Robert W. Sundquist, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Alain P. Dorel, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas D. Macdougall, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Dale Meek, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Julian J. Pop, Houston, TX (US);
Robert W. Sundquist, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Alain P. Dorel, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas D. MacDougall, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for testing a subterranean formation penetrated by a well includes a downhole tool configured to be coupled to a work string that includes a tool body having a longitudinal bore for circulating a fluid and at least one aperture configured to receive at least one module. The system further includes a plurality of modules that are each configured to engage the at least one aperture and at least one cavity configured for receiving a probe, and a plurality of probes that each include at least one orifice configured for testing the formation, wherein a first of the plurality of probes has a first configuration and a second of the plurality of probes has a second configuration.