PERFORMING IN-SITU, DOWNHOLE ANALYSIS OF PROPERTIES OF AN UNKNOWN FORMATION FLUID BASED ON IN-SITU ANALYSIS OF LIKE PROPERTIES OF A KNOWN FLUID

• Main Authors: HSU, KAI, GOODWIN, ANTHONY R. H, FRELS, MICHAEL W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 29.01.2013
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS; PHYSICS; TESTING

A viscometer-densimeter for a down hole tool positionable in a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation is described. The formation contains at least one fluid therein. The down hole tool is adapted to convey at least a portion of the fluid to the viscometer-densimeter. The viscometer-densimet...