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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Scott L. Miller, Highland Village, TX (US);
Cyrus A. Irani, Houston, TN (US);
Scott L. Miller, Highland Village, TX (US);
Cyrus A. Irani, Houston, TN (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for obtaining fluid samples in a subterranean wellbore comprises a carrier assembly configured to be disposed in a subterranean wellbore; a sampling chamber operably associated with the carrier assembly; a pressure assembly coupled to the sampling chamber and configured to pressurize a fluid sample obtained in the sampling chamber, wherein the pressure assembly is configured to contain a pressure generating agent; an activation mechanism configured to activate the pressure generating agent; and a power device operably associated with the carrier assembly and configured to provide an impulse for activating the activation mechanism, wherein the power device is not disposed on the pressure assembly.