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Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2012
Applicants:

Christopher Harrison, Auburndale, MA (US);

Farshid Mostowfi, Edmonton, CA;

Matthew T. Sullivan, Westwood, MA (US);

Elizabeth Smythe, Cambridge, MA (US);

Abdel M. Kharrat, Edmonton, CA;

Inventors:

Christopher Harrison, Auburndale, MA (US);

Farshid Mostowfi, Edmonton, CA;

Matthew T. Sullivan, Westwood, MA (US);

Elizabeth Smythe, Cambridge, MA (US);

Abdel M. Kharrat, Edmonton, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01); G01N 21/25 (2006.01); G01N 21/59 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/088 (2013.01); G01N 21/5907 (2013.01); G01N 21/85 (2013.01); G01N 33/2823 (2013.01); G01N 21/25 (2013.01); G01N 21/64 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8571 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and a method including exposing a first fluid to a pre-filter, observing the first fluid, introducing a second fluid to the first fluid, exposing the first and second fluids to a filter, and observing the first and second fluids wherein the observing the first fluid and observing the first and second fluids comprise optical measurements and the first fluid comprises material from a subterranean formation. Some embodiments may compare the optical measurements of the first fluid and the first and second fluids and/or estimate the first fluid's likelihood of forming precipitants with other fluids and/or the first fluid's asphaltene content.


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