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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Gilbert, Aberdeen, GB;
Steve Ellis, Gatwick, GB;
Sebastien Ives, Rosharon, TX (US);
Gary Whatford, Aberdeen, GB;
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices for collecting fluid include a self-closing system that automatically halts fluid collection once a sufficient amount of fluid has been collected and a locking mechanism that automatically activates a pressure compensation system in order to maintain the collected fluid in the same phase in which it was collected.