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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Hermanus J. Nieuwoudt, Tomball, TX (US);
Christopher Morgan, Spring, TX (US);
Francisco Galvan, Houston, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for retrieving a fluid from a sampling zone in a borehole intersecting a formation may include a sampling tool having a port positioned in the sampling zone and a permeable media filling an annular space surrounding the port. The permeable media may include a circumferential support face, a first plurality of radial flow channels, and a second plurality of radial flow channels. The support face extends axially and uniformly along a length of the sampling zone. The circumferential support face contacts a borehole wall. The first plurality of radial flow channels conveys fluid between the borehole wall and the port. The second plurality of radial flow channels conveys fluid between the borehole wall and a location isolated from the port.