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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Maxim Yushko, Houston, TX (US);
Ramon Hernandez Marti, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/20 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/20 (2013.01); E21B 49/086 (2013.01); G01N 1/2035 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2071 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus with a reduced dead volume associated with sampling, comprising: a sample container configured to store a fluid, a sample line configured to transport the fluid from a first sampling area to a second area in the sample container, at least one valve in the sample line, the valve configured to selectively range from a closed configuration to an open configuration, and a flow restrictor configuration placed in the sample line, the flow restrictor configured to minimize the dead volume for the sample container.