Optics: measuring and testing – By shade or color – With color transmitting filter
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-09
2007-10-09
Evans, F. L. (Department: 2877)
Optics: measuring and testing
By shade or color
With color transmitting filter
C356S416000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10827948
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a simple, robust, and versatile high-resolution spectrometer that is suitable for downhole use. The present invention provides a method and apparatus incorporating a spinning, oscillating or stepping optical interference filter to change the angle at which light passes through the filters after passing through a sample under analysis downhole. As each filter is tilted, the color or wavelength of light passed by the filter changes. Black plates are placed between the filters to isolate each filter's photodiode. The spectrometer of the present invention is suitable for use with a wire line formation tester, such as the Baker Atlas Reservation Characterization Instrument to provide supplemental analysis and monitoring of sample clean up. The present invention is also suitable for deployment in a monitoring while drilling environment. The present invention provides a high resolution spectometer which enables quantification of a crude oil's percentage of aromatics, olefins, and saturates to estimate a sample's gas oil ratio (GOR). Gases such as CO2are also detectable. The percentage of oil-based mud filtrate contamination in a crude oil sample can be estimated with the present invention by using a suitable training set and chemometrics, a neural network, or other type of correlation method.
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Bergren Paul
DiFoggio Rocco
Walkow Arnold
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Evans F. L.
Madan Mossman & Sriram P.C.
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