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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2014
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Carlos Abad, Aberdeen, GB;
Anthony R. H. Goodwin, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Bruno Drochon, Houston, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining the asphaltene content of a downhole oil sample are provided. In one example, the method includes obtaining a hydrocarbon sample from a hydrocarbon formation of a reservoir at a given depth using a downhole tool. A liquid phase of the hydrocarbon sample is isolated within the downhole tool and the liquid phase is subjected to downhole analysis within the downhole tool to create a chromatography sample. The downhole analysis is based at least partially on size exclusion chromatography. A first property of the chromatography sample is measured to obtain a measured value, and a second property of the chromatography sample is estimated based on the measured value and known calibration curves.