摘要:
The present invention is a method for improving the estimation of physical properties of a material based on the infrared spectrum of the material and the correlation between directly-measured properties of interest and the infrared spectra of a representative set of calibration specimens of the material. By intentionally introducing spectral distortion such as transmittance shifts, wavelength shifts, absorbance-baseline shifts and absorbance-baseline tilts into the infrared spectra of the representative specimens and then determining the correlation between the distorted spectra and the directly-measured properties before applying the correlation to the infrared spectrum of the sample being analyzed, the correlation is self-compensating for the types of distortion introduced.
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A focused acoustic transducer for use with a borehole televiewer wherein the transducer is provided with a concaved surface designed to focus the acoustic energy and reduce the energy present in the side lobes of the near field.
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In a solvent extraction process for removing captured formation fluids from sponge core, a sintered metal plate solvent disperser directs returned solvent, in the extractor, outwardly onto the sponge in a sponge core cylinder.
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An apparatus for separating fluids and controlling flow of production fluid includes a diversion assembly configured to receive production fluid produced from a subterranean region, the diversion assembly including an inflow conduit in fluid communication with a first outflow conduit and a second outflow conduit, the first outflow conduit in fluid communication with a surface location. The apparatus also includes a separation assembly including a hydrophilic ribbon and an oleophilic ribbon configured to be immersed in the production fluid, at least part of the hydrophilic ribbon and the oleophilic ribbon configured to move with the production fluid, the oleophilic ribbon configured to redirect a flow of hydrocarbons into the first outflow conduit, and the hydrophilic ribbon configured to redirect a flow of water-based fluid into the second outflow conduit.
摘要:
An apparatus for processing components of a fluid having a first fluid component and a second fluid component in a fluid property-dependent fluid device includes an energy device configured to input energy to the fluid, the energy selectively changing a property of one of the first and second components more than the other of the first and second components.
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Systems and sensor elements for indirect monitoring of cumulative damage to downhole components are described. The systems include a sensor body defining an internal cavity with at least one electrical wear element located within the sensor body. A portion of the at least one electrical wear element electrically extends from the internal cavity, through the sensor body, and to an exterior of the sensor body. An abrasive substance is located within the internal cavity, the abrasive substance being moveable within the internal cavity to contact and erode material of the at least one electrical wear element such that erosion of the at least one electrical wear element causes a resistance of the at least one electrical wear element to increase.
摘要:
A method for estimating a chemical composition of hydrocarbons of interest includes: performing a measurement for each physical property of a plurality of physical properties of the hydrocarbons of interest using a sensor to provide a value for each different physical property being measured; and estimating the chemical composition of the hydrocarbons of interest by using a correlation prediction function for each chemical component in the chemical composition in terms of the different physical properties being measured.
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In one aspect, an apparatus for determining a property of a fluid is disclosed that in one embodiment may include a transparent member having an axis and a first end substantially perpendicular to the axis and a second end having an outer surface at a first angle to the axis, a light source directing light at the first end, a detector placed spaced from the second end, the space between the second end and the detector containing a fluid, wherein the detector detects light exiting from the outer surface at a second angle to the axis and passing through the fluid, and a controller for determining the second angle from the light detected by the detector. A processor determines the bulk fluid refractive index from the light detected by the detector and a property of the fluid therefrom.
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A seal includes an elastomeric material and a plurality of nanosprings filling the elastomeric material to form a filled elastomeric composite that provides the seal. A spring constant of the nanosprings is within a selected range of an effective spring constant of the elastomeric material such that a durometer of the filled elastomeric composite at an elevated temperature is greater than the durometer of the elastomeric material alone at the elevated temperature. The seal may be used to seal a first component to a second component where both components are configured to perform a task below the surface of the earth.
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In one aspect, a wellbore system is disclosed for determining breach of cement section in the wellbore, wherein the system includes a cement section in the wellbore formed to prevent flow of fluids including hydrocarbons through the cement section, nonradioactive tracers that emit radioactive emission when activated by a radiation source, a radioactive source that generates radioactive particles to activate the nonradioactive tracers that have migrated through the cement to cause the nonradioactive tracers to emit radiation, a detector for detecting the radioactive emission from the nonradioactive tracer, and a processor that determines from the detected radioactive emission a fluid leak through the cement section.