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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
May. 13, 2010
Allen Ray Harrison, Houston, TX (US);
Edward Harrigan, Richmond, TX (US);
Allen Ray Harrison, Houston, TX (US);
Edward Harrigan, Richmond, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to one or more apparatuses and methods to determine fluid movement within a formation. The apparatus includes a first packer configured to selectively engage a wall of a borehole of the formation, an outlet disposed adjacent to the first packer, wherein the outlet is configured to pump a first fluid therefrom and into the formation, and a detecting tool configured to detect the first fluid within the formation. Movement of the first fluid may be determined based upon the detection of the first fluid within the formation.