Radiant energy – Geological testing or irradiation – With sampling
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-25
2006-07-25
Porta, David (Department: 2884)
Radiant energy
Geological testing or irradiation
With sampling
Reexamination Certificate
active
07081615
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for investigating a hydrocarbon bearing geological formation traversed by a borehole are disclosed. A borehole tool is used to acquire a sample of fluid in the formation. Compositional analysis of the fluid sample is conducted to provide a determination of the composition of the sample. The sample composition is then related to a model of the thermodynamic behavior of the fluid; i.e., the mass fractions of the fluid components are used as inputs to an equation of state (EOS) to predict the phase behavior of the fluid.
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Betancourt Soraya S.
Elshahawi Hani
Fujisawa Go
Goodwin Anthony
Jiang Li
DeStefanis Jody Lynn
Gordon David P.
Lee Shun
Porta David
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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