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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Selman and Associates, Ltd., Midland, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas H. Selman, Midland, TX (US);
Matthew J. Jennings, Midland, TX (US);
Stephen M. Bergman, Casper, WY (US);
Assignee:
SELMAN AND ASSOCIATES, LTD., Midland, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 9/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 9/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas trap with a gas analyzer for continuous gas analysis can include a sample chamber, means for agitating and creating a vortex, gas capturing chamber for receiving liberated gas, gas analyzer for providing real-time gas speciation of the liberated gas. A suction pump can pull the liberated fluid, a filtration means can condition the liberated fluid, and an exhaust port can exhaust analyzed fluid. An exhaust line can flow non-analyzed fluid to a drilling fluid storage chamber, drilling fluid stream, or both.