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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Theodorus Tjhang, Sagamihara, JP;
Osamu Osawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Imasato, Chiba, JP;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
An example system described herein to perform downhole fluid analysis includes an imaging processor to be positioned downhole in a geological formation, the imaging processor including a plurality of photo detectors to sense light that has contacted a formation fluid in the geological formation, each photo detector to determine respective image data for a respective portion of an image region supported by the imaging processor, and a plurality of processing elements, each processing element being associated with a respective photo detector and to process first image data obtained from the respective photo detector and second image data obtained from at least one neighbor photo detector, and a controller to report measurement data via a telemetry communication link to a receiver to be located outside the geological formation, the measurement data being based on processed data obtained from the plurality of processing elements.