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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Anthony R. H. Goodwin, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Julian J. Pop, Houston, TX (US);
Stephane Briquet, Houston, TX (US);
Ricardo Vasques, Bailly, FR;
Alexander Zazovsky, Houston, TX (US);
Anthony R. H. Goodwin, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Julian J. Pop, Houston, TX (US);
Stephane Briquet, Houston, TX (US);
Ricardo Vasques, Bailly, FR;
Alexander Zazovsky, Houston, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A downhole tool for use in a well may comprise a vessel having a piston or a valve disposed therein and defining first and second volumes wherein the first volume is configured to receive formation fluid from an inlet port, and an actuator configured to extract formation fluid, the actuator being fluidly isolated from a fluid flow path extending between the inlet port and the first volume. The downhole tool may also comprise a flow-line configured to deliver formation fluid to the vessel, and an actuator configured to register an end of the flow-line with the inlet of the vessel.