System and method for controlled pumping in a downhole sampling tool

    公开(公告)号:US11280188B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US16852905

    申请日:2020-04-20

    Abstract: A downhole tool designed to be disposed in a borehole of a subterranean formation that includes a probe used to interface with the subterranean formation in order to sample fluid from or to inject fluid into the subterranean formation. The downhole tool also includes a sample flowline fluidly coupled to the probe and used to direct fluid through the downhole tool. The downhole tool further includes at least two volume chambers. These volume chambers each include a first side fluidly coupled to the sample flowline, a second side fluidly coupled to the guard flowline, and a piston separating the first side from the second side. The downhole tool is able to control a flow of fluid from a high pressure environment to a low pressure environment via the at least two volume chambers, the sample flowline, and the guard flowline.

    Determining formation fluid variation with pressure

    公开(公告)号:US10731460B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US14263893

    申请日:2014-04-28

    Abstract: A downhole tool is operated to pump fluid from a subterranean formation while obtaining fluid property measurements pertaining to the pumped fluid. The downhole tool is in communication with surface equipment located at the wellsite surface. The downhole tool and/or surface equipment is operated to estimate a first linear, exponential, logarithmic, and/or other relationship between compressibility and pressure of the pumped fluid based on the fluid property measurements. The downhole tool and/or surface equipment may also be operated to estimate a second linear, exponential, logarithmic, and/or other relationship between formation volume factor and pressure of the pumped fluid based on the first relationship. The downhole tool and/or surface equipment may also be operated to measure and correct optical density of the pumped fluid based on the first relationship.

    Determining pump-out flow rate
    67.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10227970B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-12

    申请号:US15183432

    申请日:2016-06-15

    Abstract: First piston position data of a piston in a displacement unit is obtained based on an output signal from a sensor associated with the displacement unit, the output signal being dependent upon a physical position of the piston in the displacement unit. Second piston position data of the piston in the displacement unit is obtained based on data indicative of a number of revolutions of a hydraulic motor in a hydraulic system, the hydraulic system being operable to drive the piston of the displacement unit. Based on the second piston position data, a flow rate of a fluid pumped by the displacement unit is estimated. A system correction factor is generated based on the first piston position data and the second piston position data. The estimated flow rate is adjusted based on the system correction factor.

    Systems and methods for in-situ measurements of mixed formation fluids

    公开(公告)号:US10132164B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-20

    申请号:US14975698

    申请日:2015-12-18

    Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining in-situ measurements of mixed formation fluids are provided. A downhole acquisition tool may move to a first station in a wellbore in a geological formation to collect a sample of first formation fluid from the first station. The downhole acquisition tool may move to a second station in the wellbore and a sample of second formation fluid may be collected. A proportion of the first formation fluid and the second formation fluid may be mixed within the downhole acquisition tool in-situ while the downhole acquisition tool is within the wellbore to obtain a formation fluid mixture. The formation fluid mixture may be passed into a fluid testing component of the downhole acquisition tool while the downhole acquisition tool is in the wellbore to measure fluid properties of the formation fluid mixture in-situ.

    Downhole Filtrate Contamination Monitoring with Corrected Resistivity or Conductivity
    70.
    发明申请
    Downhole Filtrate Contamination Monitoring with Corrected Resistivity or Conductivity 审中-公开
    井下滤液污染监测,修正电阻率或电导率

    公开(公告)号:US20170067338A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-09

    申请号:US14846591

    申请日:2015-09-04

    CPC classification number: E21B49/081 E21B49/10 E21B2049/085

    Abstract: A method includes operating a downhole acquisition tool in a wellbore in a geological formation. The wellbore or the geological formation, or both, contains a fluid that includes a native reservoir fluid of the geological formation and a contaminant. The method also includes receiving a portion of the fluid into the downhole acquisition tool, obtaining a measured resistivity, a measured conductivity, or both of the portion of the fluid using the downhole acquisition tool, and using a processor of the downhole acquisition tool to obtain a temperature-corrected resistivity, a temperature-corrected conductivity, or both based on a downhole temperature of the portion of the fluid and the measured resistivity, the measured conductivity, or both.

    Abstract translation: 一种方法包括在地质层中的井眼中操作井下采集工具。 井眼或地质构造或两者都含有包括地质构造的天然储层流体和污染物的流体。 该方法还包括将一部分流体接收到井下采集工具中,使用井下采集工具获得测量的电阻率,测量的导电率或两者的流体,并使用井下采集工具的处理器获得 温度校正的电阻率,温度校正的电导率或两者基于流体的部分的井下温度和测量的电阻率,测量的电导率,或二者。

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