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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2011
Paul Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Debbie Kercho, Houston, TX (US);
Kevan Sincock, Houston, TX (US);
Ray Wydrinski, Dallas, TX (US);
Ross Benthien, Houston, TX (US);
Paul Johnston, Houston, TX (US);
Debbie Kercho, Houston, TX (US);
Kevan Sincock, Houston, TX (US);
Ray Wydrinski, Dallas, TX (US);
Ross Benthien, Houston, TX (US);
BP Corporation North America Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for detecting the presence of an acid gas in a formation fluid from a subterranean formation comprises (a) lowering a coring assembly into a wellbore. The coring assembly including an outer core barrel and an inner core barrel disposed within the outer core barrel. The inner core barrel has an upper end, a lower end opposite the upper end, and a core sample chamber extending axially from the lower end. In addition, the method comprises (b) capturing a core sample from the subterranean formation within the sample chamber. Further, the method comprises (c) raising the coring assembly to the surface after (b). Still further the method comprises (d) contacting a formation fluid in the sample chamber with at least one detector during (c). Moreover, the method comprises (e) detecting the presence of a formation acid gas in the formation fluid with the at least one detector during (c).