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Obtaining fluid samples or testing fluids, in boreholes or wells (E21B49/08)

Borehole transducer systems and appropriate processes

Set of inventions relates to sampling of formations and to analysis at formation estimation and testing. Module of transducers for metering unit is configured for in-well operation. Module of transducers comprises set of transducers for measurement of the formation selected parameters and control system for selective and independent operation of every said transducer of said set. Every said transducer is configured or designed as a discrete transducer element for individual communication and control. Every said transducer can incorporate electronics module to couple electronic components with control system.

Method for determination of product water cut in oil producing well

Determination is carried out in a well equipped with a tubing string with an electric-centrifugal pump and a return valve at the end. In order to determine water cut the well is selected in the middle of an oil deposit with production modes close to the average values for the deposit. The well is operated not less than the time required to reach full operation. The well is stopped and process holding is made till gas separation from the well product and breakage into oil and water. Height of the liquid column is measured, volume of the water cut is determined against the boundary line of liquid and gas and water and oil.

Methods and device for planning and dynamic update of sampling operations during drilling in underground formation

Methods and device for planning and dynamic update of sampling operations during drilling in underground formation

Method involves identification of a variety of processes and their parameters; with that, processes include drilling and sampling processes and parameters include drilling and sampling parameters. Also, the method involves processing of parameters for each of the processes by means of a special modelling processor creating forecasts related to formation sampling. With that, special modelling processor includes at least one of simulators of a well shaft hydraulic system, a simulator of filter cake of drilling mud, a simulator of formation stream or a simulator of tool feedback. The method also involves classification of forecasts related to formation sampling based on at least one of sample fluid medium quality, duration of sampling process, productivity of sampling process or cost of sampling, and planning of sampling operation based on classified forecasts.

Device for sampling of liquid from pipeline

Device for sampling of liquid from pipeline

Device includes sampling tube mounted in pipeline perpendicular to flow movement and provided with slot-like inlet from side of flow movement. Slots in inlet are made horizontally along the height of pipeline and are directed toward liquid flow. Depth of slots changes from small near pipeline walls to largest near pipeline axis. Opposite to inlet in sampling tube there made is a vertical slot.

Method for determining nature of inter-string gas shows of wells of multiformation oil-and-gas condensate deposits

Method for determining nature of inter-string gas shows of wells of multiformation oil-and-gas condensate deposits

In addition, analysis of isotopic composition of carbon of sum of hydrocarbons C2-C6 is performed and limits of values of isotopic composition of carbon, methane and isotopic composition of carbon of sum of hydrocarbons C2-C6 for reference horizons are determined. Tables and/or graphs represent ranges of values of isotopic composition of gases from reference horizons and gases are represented from inter-string space of wells or drilling fluid; as per the degree of similarity or coincidence of the above ranges of those values (or individual points) there evaluated is nature of investigated inter-string gas shows.

Geochemical survey of natural gas production from low-permeability gas fields

Geochemical survey of natural gas production from low-permeability gas fields

Method for assessing a gas-recovery ratio for the volume drained by at least one productive gas well comprises: calibration of the changes of an isotopic composition of at least one component of the natural gas recovered from the gas well with the gas-recovery ratio gain. Sampling of the natural gas recovered from the production well, and analysis of the sample for preparing the isotopic composition of the component of the natural gas. Use of the previous calibration and the specific isotopic composition for assessing the gas-recovery ratio for the volume drained by the gas well. Use of the assessed gas-recovery ratio and total volume of the natural gas produced from the gas well to determine the volume drained by the gas well.

Method to investigate beds in process of oil and gas wells drilling and sampler for its realisation

Method to investigate beds in process of oil and gas wells drilling and sampler for its realisation

In process of sampling, values of specific electric conductivity are measured on liquid arriving into a sampling chamber. At the same time measured values of specific electric conductivity and readings of pressure and temperature sensors are recorded with a surface receiving-processing station, and to form a channel of communication with it and to provide for sampler lowering and lifting, an armoured geophysical cable is used, which is withdrawn from a drilling string via a sealing device. Besides, before opening of a potentially producing bed, the sampler at the vibration and impact safe distance from a bit is fixed on the cable in the above-packer space of the above-bit packering unit, providing for direct circulation of the mud. And after opening the sampling operation is carried out by means of multiple sampling and remote express-analysis of fluid composition in every sample according to specific electric conductivity, for this purpose the chamber by means of piston displacement is released from the first sample with fluid discharge into the above-packer space. Then it is put into the initial working condition, and similarly to the first sample taking, further sampling is carried out, until extremum of specific electric conductivity values is achieved, and on the basis of this parameter, a decision is made to lift the last sample from the well or to continue drilling process, and bed parameters are identified on the basis of pressure, temperature sensor readings, and by the value and speed of increments of specific electric conductivity.

Method for downhole sample control

Method for downhole sample control

Method includes taking of a downhole sample by a sampler and its transportation to the surface. At that at the surface the sealed sampled chamber is set in different positions under vertical angles less than 180 degrees and measurements of the fluid are made by primary detectors installed inside the chamber on the surface of a dividing piston; then content of the downhole sample is analysed and calculated.

Calculation method of ratio of relative permeabilities of formation fluid media and wetting ability of formation, and tool for formation testing to implement above described method

Calculation method of ratio of relative permeabilities of formation fluid media and wetting ability of formation, and tool for formation testing to implement above described method

Method and tool that implements the method involving the measurement of viscosities and flow rates of fluid media of the formation and obtainment of the ratio of relative permeabilities of formation fluid media and formation wetting ability using those viscosities and flow rates of the formation fluid media.

Methods and device for analysis of composition gradients at bottomhole, and their use

Methods and device for analysis of composition gradients at bottomhole, and their use

Invention relates to the method and system for obtaining characteristics of the composition gradients and fluid medium properties of the involved header, and analysis of the header properties based on such gradients.

Device for sampling deep wells

Device for sampling deep wells

Invention relates to sampling of deep wells. Proposed device comprises suction-type sample intake chamber with separation piston, check valve and check valve seat, ballast chamber with pressure regulator, sample pressurisation mechanism with compressed gas chamber, pressurisation fluid chamber and pressurisation piston, control and data exchange module, sample input channel and valve. Said sample pressurisation mechanism is arranged between sample intake chamber and ballast chamber, and equipped with uncoupler with piston and holder. Note here that sample intake chamber is provided with extra moving piston with check valve.

Bed fluid sampler

Bed fluid sampler

Proposed sampler consists of fluid sampling system. Said system includes fluid sample taking and keeping valve, logical hydroelectric system for sampler locking and unlocking in well. Said system comprises motor connected to pump coupled with first distributor via first check valve, filter, safety valve and second distributor connected to tank, fluid sample taking and keeping valve, first, second and third pressure transducers. Note also that first distributor is connected to head ends of first, second and third hydraulic cylinders. Rod end of the latter are connected to third distributor connected with throttle and accumulator with fifth pressure transducer. In compliance with this invention, added fluid sampling rate control system comprises storage chamber connected with sixth check valve, fourth hydraulic cylinder via seventh check valve and proportional fluid flow rate regulator while sampling valve is connected with second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth check valves. Note also that fourth hydraulic cylinder, proportional flow rate regulator, fourth and fifth check valves are connected with the tank.

Device and method for determination of bed parameter

Device and method for determination of bed parameter

There created is a device and method of measuring the parameters characterising the rock bed in oil well with device for probe field generation in the rock bed zone and device that generates the flow through the zone in presence of probe field additionally including sensors sensitive to changes in the zone, note that sensor response indicates the values of fluid quantity and changes in hydrocarbons phases in the bed. The changes can be performed before the flow influences the measurement zone and after the flow appearance through the measurement zone.

Method to detect condensate content in bed gas

Method to detect condensate content in bed gas

Bed gas pressure gradient is measured in a payout bed of a well. A depth sample of bed gas is taken from this payout bed. Density of bed gas is determined according to the pressure gradient, as well as its weight in the selected sample according to sampler's volume. The depth sample is processed to release gas components from it. Using the produced processing data, weight of components in the taken sample is identified. Based on the difference of weights referred to volume of gas components it is decided on content of condensate in bed gas.

Receiving chamber of downhole sampler for sampling of high-viscosity oil and bottom deposit

Receiving chamber of downhole sampler for sampling of high-viscosity oil and bottom deposit

Receiving chamber of suction-type sampler includes tight tank consisting of calibrated cylinder on one end of which body of shutoff valve is fixed, and on the other end of which a steady bush is fixed, and dividing piston installed between them. In the valve body there installed is hydraulic booster with through channel. Shutoff valve has tight axial channel and is equipped with a piston and transit tube.

System and procedure for sampling well fluid medium

System and procedure for sampling well fluid medium

System consists of logging string arranged in well, of sampling tool connected to logging string and equipped with chamber for sample, of movable element installed in chamber for separation of buffer fluid medium from test fluid medium and of chamber of low pressure. Also, withdrawal of buffer fluid medium from the chamber for sample creates difference of pressure causing transfer of the movable element and inflow of tested fluid medium into the chamber for sample through a suction device selectively opened for well fluid medium surrounding the sampling tool. The system also includes a start-up device connecting an appliance with electric drive and arranged in the low pressure chamber. It is designed for selective actuation of the sampling tool for inflow of well fluid medium sample into the sample chamber from surface.

Evaluation of parametres of productive formation during drilling process

Evaluation of parametres of productive formation during drilling process

Tool includes drill collar, at least one chamber of sampler, at least one flow line and at least one cover. Drill collar is connected to drill column of sampling tool during drilling process. Drill collar has at least one groove passing along its outer surface and inward its cavity. Drill collar has channel for passage of drill fluid through it. Sampler chamber is located in cavity of drill collar. Flow line in drill collar is connected to sampler chamber in order to transfer well fluid to it. Cover is located at least around one groove of drill collar, by means of which sampler chamber is retained there in removable manner.

Cable downhole gas chromatograph and method of downhole gas chromatography

Cable downhole gas chromatograph and method of downhole gas chromatography

Gas chromatograph includes chamber for samples with piston position sensor, which is connected through sample valve to pipeline and through oil pump to reservoir for compensation of hydraulic oil pressure, electrical thermostat with temperature sensor and chromatograph tube located inside thermostat, which is in-series connected on one side through rotating sample injector, zeolite filter, the first return valve and isolating valve of chromatograph with connection line of sample valve and chamber for specimens, in-series connected on the other side to the second return valve, fraction detector, bottle with sample portion and the second pressure sensor. At that, rotating sample injector is in-series connected to pressure reducer, valve for transporting medium, bottle with compressed nitrogen and the first pressure sensor, bypass line with bypass valve is parallel connected to rotating sample injector, chromatograph tube and fraction detector, and circuit of electronic telemetry is connected to output of fraction detector. Method of downhole gas chromatography is proposed as well.

Device and method for measurement of specific resistance of fluids

Device and method for measurement of specific resistance of fluids

Device consists of flow line communicated with formation fluids. Also the flow line includes the first section containing the first conducting zone, the second section containing the second conducting zone and an isolating section located between the first and second sections and preventing direct electrical connection between the first and the second section. The first circular core and the second circular core surround the flow line around the first and the second sections correspondingly. Additionally, the first circular core induces electrical current in fluid in the flow line, while the second circular core is designed for measurement of electrical current induced in fluid in the flow line. The electron block is designed for control over the first and the second circular cores.

Methods and device for analysis of well pyrobitumen gradients and their application

Methods and device for analysis of well pyrobitumen gradients and their application

Method and system for description of pyrobitumen gradients in reservoir bed of interest and analysis of properties of reservoir bed of interest on the basis of such pyrobitumen gradients. Analysis uses correlation, which connects concentration of insoluble pyrobitumen with data of spectrophotometric measurements, taken at depth.

Methods and devices for analysis of fluids in well

Methods and devices for analysis of fluids in well

Invention relates to analysis of the geological stratum fluids in the well for estimate and inspection of the stratum for the purposes of investigation and development of hydrocarbons production wells. The method and devices for analysis of stratum fluids in a well by way of separation (selection) of fluids from the stratum and/or borehole in the assembly for regulation of pressure and volume which is integrated into the flow line of the fluid analysis module and definition of isolated fluids characteristics. The required parametres may be deducted for stratum fluids in the static state and the undesirable stratum fluids may be drained and substituted with stratum fluids suitable for definition of characteristics or extraction of samples to the surface. The selected stratum fluids may be subject to circulation in the flow line circuit for definition of phase behaviour characteristics. Real time analysis of fluids may be performed under or almost under well conditions.

Method and device to analyse fluid

Method and device to analyse fluid

Proposed device comprises test chamber, appliance to displace fluid, pressure device and at least one transducer. Test chamber makes a fluid receiving estimation chamber. Appliance to displace fluid comprises drive to act on fluid to make it displace inside said test chamber. Pressure device continuously varies fluid pressure.

Methods, systems and device for test on flexible tubing string

Methods, systems and device for test on flexible tubing string

Method involves introduction of common flexible tubing string to the well bore with annular space formed around flexible tubing string; activation of the device for separation of zones for isolation at least of one well bore zone; direction of test fluid medium to well bore through flexible tubing string to location place above the aforesaid zone; removal of outlet fluid medium from isolated zone and test fluid medium from flexible tubing string through annular space; measurement of characteristic of flow rate and pressure of outlet fluid medium during discharge.

Method of providing of representative sample sampling of fluid (versions)

Method of providing of representative sample sampling of fluid (versions)

For this method, containing method of sample sampling of fluid in point of sampling, analysis of physical and chemical properties of fluid sample in sampling point, recordings of sample properties in point of sampling into archive of electronic data base, analysis of physical and chemical properties of sample of fluid in place remote from point of sampling, recording of sample properties in remote place into archive, checking of fluid sample fitness be means of comparison of properties in point of sampling and sample properties in remote place and recording of properties of checked for fitness of sample into archive.

Implosion device on cable for inspection of oil and gas well layers

Implosion device on cable for inspection of oil and gas well layers

Invention is related to hydrodynamic research of oil and gas wells, and may be used to study physical properties of their layers. Device comprises implosion chamber, packer module, moisture gauge, resistivity metre, sampler, module of samplers, slide valve unit, additional pressure sensor arranged over packer module. Besides slide valve unit is equipped with valves and installed over module of samplers with the possibility to switch flow of samples over to implosion chamber arranged in upper part of device, and to module of samplers through sampler, which comprises differential pistons, and sampler and implosion chamber are connected to well bore zone via vertical channel, where moisture metre, resistivity metre, sensor of layer pressure and temperature sensor are installed.

System and method for assessment of bed parametres

System and method for assessment of bed parametres

Invention is related to oil production industry and is intended to assess parametres of underground bed, having primary fluid and contaminated fluid. In order to produce fluids from bed, fluid is extracted into at least two inlet holes. At least one assessment diverting line is connected by fluid with at least one of inlet holes for movement of primary fluid into well instrument. At least one cleaning diverting line is connected by fluid with inlet holes for passage of contaminated fluid into well instrument. At least one circuit of fluid is connected by fluid with assessment diverting line and/or with cleaning diverting line for selective extraction of fluid in it. At least one hydraulic connector is used to selectively pull hydraulic pressure between connecting lines. At least one detector is used to measure well parametres in one of diverting lines. In order to reduce contamination, fluid might be selectively pumped along diverting lines into assessment diverting line.

System and method for sampling of bed fluid medium

System and method for sampling of bed fluid medium

Invention is related to oil production industry and is intended for assessment of bed, through which well bore passes. For this purpose method, well tool and bed fluid medium sampling system are developed. Bed fluid medium is extracted from underground bed into well tool and is collected in sampler chamber. Diverting discharge line in working condition is connected to sampler chamber for selective removal of contaminated or clean part of bed fluid medium from sample chamber. As a result contamination is removed from sampler chamber. At the same time clean part of bed fluid medium may be let through another sampler chamber for collection or contaminated part of bed fluid medium may be dropped into well bore.

Fluid medium sampler

Fluid medium sampler

Proposed device is intended for fluid medium flowing in min pipe and containing at least selected phase and another phase, and comprises sampling device to sample specimen from fluid medium from multiphase mixture. Proposed device comprises sampling variable-volume chamber to allow gravity-forced disintegration of fluid medium into that enriched by selected phase and fluid medium enriched by at least another one phase. Device incorporates also valve-type manifold that communicates sampling device to sampling chamber to direct fluid medium into said chamber and enriched fluid medium back into main pipe. Proposed method consists of three stages. First stage comprises sampling multiphase fluid medium by connecting one probe to sampling chamber and increasing chamber inner volume to allow gravity-forced fluid medium specimen disintegration into that enriched with selected phase and at least one another fluid medium enriched with useless phase. Second phase comprises draining at least one fluid medium enriched with useless phase back into main pipe by connecting sampling chamber with one probe to reduce chamber inner volume. Then first and second stages are repeated to produce given amount of fluid medium enriched by selected phase in sampling chamber. Third stage consists in forcing aforesaid phase from sampling chamber, connecting the latter to outlet channel and reducing chamber inner volume.

Sampler of formation fluid

Sampler of formation fluid

Sampler, consisting of system of fluid sampling, includes sampling valve and storage of fluid sample, electrohydraulic system. Electrohydraulic system is implemented as logical for fixation and unlock of sampler in well, which includes electric motor, connected to pump, which is connected to the first distributor through return valve, with filter, with safety valve and with the second distributor, connected to valve of sampling and storage of fluid sample, and also to the first, to the second, to the third and to the fourth sensor - pressure limit switch, the first distributor is connected parallel to head end of the first hydraulic ram, of the second hydraulic ram and the third hydraulic ram, stocked cavities of which are connected to third distributors, hydraulic accumulator, to the fifth sensor - pressure limit switch and to the fourth distributor.

Depth sampler

Depth sampler

Depth sampler consists of ballast chamber, of actuator with module of control, of main and additional sample taking chambers equipped with medium-separating pistons, hydro-resistors and valve units. Each medium-separating piston is equipped with a compensating tube, which connects under-piston cavities of sampling chambers between them. Also hydro-resistor is assembled at the end of each tube.

Method of processing signals resulted from optical analysis of fluid medium

Method of processing signals resulted from optical analysis of fluid medium

Proposed set of inventions relates to oil product, particularly, to getting and analysing the samples of in-place fluid medium. The proposed method comprises the steps that follow. First, optical density data on fluid medium sample is obtained for, at least, one-colour channel, water channel or a set of optical channels by measuring wavelength optical density with the help of fluid medium analyszer, and, at least, in one channel of fluid medium component to determined the fluid medium composition or properties with the help of fluid medium downhole sampler furnished with optical pickup. The colour absorption function is defined based on optical data for fluid medium sample in, at least, one colour channel. The part of optical density subject to color absorption, absorption in water in, at least, one aforesaid channel of fluid medium component. The electronic system designed to refine the data on the fluid medium sample incorporates an input device, memory coupled with input device and memory.

Method of continuous discrete indicator mark sampling from gas hole and device to this end

Method of continuous discrete indicator mark sampling from gas hole and device to this end

Invention relates to oil-and-gas industry and can be used in analysing fluid dynamics of gas medium at hydrocarbons deposits and subterranean gas storages. The proposed method comprises forcing gas medium indicator marks representing gas-filled micro granules with the dispersion degree of 0.5 to 0.6 ยต into the bench through different injection holes and sampling from output holes. Note that indicator mark sampling is realised by forcing gas through sampling tube along with controlling gas passing time and the hole rate of yield, the sampling tube gas flow rate is determined from mathematical expression. The content of micro particles in indicator mark is determined from mathematical expression. The invention covers also the device to embody the above-described method.

Method and device for determination of optimal rate of fluid withdrawal on base of pressure determined in well at beginning of condensation

Method and device for determination of optimal rate of fluid withdrawal on base of pressure determined in well at beginning of condensation

Device contains receiving chamber for samples, pump, communicating with chamber, pressure measuring device, communicating with sample and optical analyser, optically connected with sample; device and analyser facilitate pressure drop in sample and determine pressure which provides extremum of light amount passing through sample.

Methods and systems for sampling from heavy oil reservoir beds

Methods and systems for sampling from heavy oil reservoir beds

Invention refers to transporting samples of fluid mediums and/or rheological measurements to surface of division. According to one of versions the method consists in circulating heated fluid medium in the first region of the reservoir bed wherein a composition of heavy oil is present or considered present with implementation of a pump assembled on the surface and an installation for well completion containing a well pump and a sampling tool within the period of time and at consumption adequate for obtaining fluid composition of heavy oil; then sampling of fluid composition of heavy oil is performed by means of the sampling tool.

Method and device for control over quality of fluid pumping-out by means of analysis of rate of fluid inflow from rock

Method and device for control over quality of fluid pumping-out by means of analysis of rate of fluid inflow from rock

Method consists in pumping-out fluid from rock with pump assembled in well and in measuring fluid pressure and volume during pumping out by means of sensors arranged in well. Also during pumping out the pumped out volume is registered, rate of fluid inflow is evaluated on the base of measurements of pressure and volume and such rate of fluid pumping out is set that facilitates flowing of fluid practically in one-phase state.

Continuous data recorder for downhole sample cylinder

Continuous data recorder for downhole sample cylinder

Invention refers to subsurface sampling and specifically to continuous measurement of concerned parameters, as well as hydrocarbon sample analysis performed on sampling point after installed in sampling chamber of the downhole device. The device contains downhole sampling chamber for formation fluid sample and control module connected by fluid channel to a part of formation fluid sample in downhole sampling chamber and designed to control concerned parameter of formation fluid sample. Besides method for controlling concerned parameter of formation fluid sample is offered.

Subsurface sampler.

Subsurface sampler.

Invention is applicable to the oil industry and particularly to equipment used for formation testing in oil production. The sampler consists of a cylindrical housing containing a sampling module that includes a flow-type sample receptacle, valve gear, and magnetic separator strainer; hydraulic drive module including a cylindrical chamber, ballast chamber, piston, push rod, and solenoid valve; electronic module including power supply unit and set of physical metering sensors connected with an electric recording circuit. The solenoid valve is located inside the piston of the hydraulic drive module; the sampling module is additionally fitted with a sealed chamber with one end connected to the rod and the other end connected to the valve gear; and the electronic module is additionally fitted with a piston proximity sensor.

Device for well deep sampling

Device for well deep sampling

Invention is related to oil and gas industry, in particular, to procedure of fluid and gas sampling in wells. Device consists of cylindrical casing, where the following components are installed: sample receiving chamber of suction type with separating piston, ballast chamber, module of control and information exchange interface. The following components are introduced into cylindrical casing between sample receiving and ballast chambers, leakproof relative to environment, serially connected downstream sample receiving chamber: uncontrolled adjustable reduction gear of fluid pressure and hydraulic relay controlled by electric current that is supplied from module of control and information exchange interface, which uses elastic mechanic oscillations excited on device body and noise-immune coding of information for control of device operation, and also for communication to personal computer.

Mechanism of sampler valve control

Mechanism of sampler valve control

Invention relates to devices for sampling of horizon fluids from gas and oil wells at specified depth. The technical result is achieved in the mechanism of valve control by means of the following: in a case with a bushing and a plunger with holes for a calibrated pin positioned therein the mechanism is additionally equipped with a device in form of a cartridge located in the case of the mechanism above the bushing and interacting with the upper part of the plunger equipped with sealing rings insulating a cavity of the cartridge placed above the upper part of the plunger.

Valve sampler device

Valve sampler device

Device includes seat and ferromagnetic valve, the seat being equipped with a permanent magnet system, while the valve has ferromagnetic inserts with Curie magnetic transition point equal to oil temperature at the sampling site.

Subsurface sampler

Subsurface sampler

Invention relates to the mining industry and can be used for taking subsurface samples of oil in production and exploration wells, mainly operating by the natural flow production method. The subsurface sampler contains the receiving chamber, the upper and the lower valves, the piston, sealing assemblies, valve rods for retaining samples in the sampler, the locking mechanism, the upper head and the lower tail piece with a hole for passing the fluid; the sampler is also provided with a stirrer located in the receiving chamber between the upper and the lower valves. The piston is of cylindrical form with axial boring, in which a spring-loaded valve is accommodated. The retaining and restricting nuts are provided in the bottom of the piston. The subsurface sampler is made so that it can be connected with the valve control mechanism in the upper and in the lower parts of the sampler.

Well sampler with micro-sampling chamber and application method thereof

Well sampler with micro-sampling chamber and application method thereof

Invention relates to investigations of subsurface samples of fluids and particularly, to taking aliquot subsurface microsamples of formation fluids for conducting in-situ express analysis. The well device contains the sampling tank and several microsampling chambers. Microsampling chambers may have at least one window for input of energy of visible emission, emissions in the near and middle fields of the infrared range and energy of other kinds of electromagnetic emission into the tank for samples collected in the microsampling chamber, in the well or downhole. Such window can be made of sapphire or another material transparent for electromagnetic emission. Besides the whole microsampling chamber can be made of sapphire or other material transparent for electromagnetic emission with a possibility of visual control or analysis of samples in the microsampling chamber. The microsampling chamber makes it possible to immediately analyse a sample obtained in situ, on the surface to determine the quality of the sample contained in the main sampling tank or to make thorough analysis of the same.

Method and device for data collection on well characteristics in process of drilling

Method and device for data collection on well characteristics in process of drilling

Invention relates to determination of various well characteristics in the underground formation, through which the borehole passes. For this purpose a pressure drop is created due to the difference between the internal pressure of fluid that passes through the drilling tools and pressure in the circular space in the borehole. The device contains an extension arm that can be connected with the drilling tools and has an opening that enters into the chamber in the extension arm. A piston is located in the chamber with a rod passing through the opening. The piston can move from the closed position when the rod blocks the opening to the open position when the rod is retracted into the chamber to form a cavity for intake of well fluid. A sensor is located inside the rod, which is intended for data collection from the well fluid contained in the cavity.

Method and sensor for gas monitoring in well environment

Method and sensor for gas monitoring in well environment

Method involves providing infrared light-emitting diode in well; transmitting corresponding infrared signals to the first optical path extending from the diode through well gas sample and the second optical path extending from the diode through gas sample; detecting transmitted infrared signals and determining concentration of component in well gas sample from detected signals. The first optical path is free of liquid.

Gas detection device to detect gas presence in well during well drilling

Gas detection device to detect gas presence in well during well drilling

Device comprises at least on sensing chamber to be connected to drilling string for well drilling. Each sensing chamber contains taken gas volume and comprises membrane wall for reservoir gas penetration from drilling mud flow in sensing chamber. Sensor provides determination of said gas volume characteristics change caused by reservoir gas penetration from drilling mud flow in sensing chamber through membrane wall.

Method for fluid chemistry determination during well drilling and fluid production

Method for fluid chemistry determination during well drilling and fluid production

Method involves taking liquid samples from predetermined liquid sample taking points where drilling mud, completion fluid, completion fluid, industrial solutions and reservoir fluid flow or are stored; introducing the samples in chemical analyzing microfluid system linked to computer device; performing one or several selected tests in said microfluid device with the use of test result detecting and data creation means; converting said data with analytic test results obtaining; monitoring said results to control selected parameters of drilling operation, reservoir penetration and operation.

Raw oil and gas investigation plant

Raw oil and gas investigation plant

Plant comprises piston container with plug and transfer unit, which moves sample from piston container into measuring press including two piston pumps having equal capacities. One piston pump delivers sample from piston container, another one lowers floating piston in measuring press. Measuring press is provided with floating piston having hollow shaft, ultrasonic linear displacement sensor for oil volume determination and electronic linear displacement sensor for gas volume determination. Circulation piston pump provides unidirectional oil circulation at controllable rate. Viscosimeter has bypass with shutoff valve. Single thermostating shell encloses all components of the plant.

Accumulation sampling device

Accumulation sampling device

Device comprises pipeline, body made as connection pipe with hollow shaft and cock. Hollow shaft is fixedly connected to pipeline in air-tight manner and is made as connection pipe with beveled end and radial orifices facing liquid flow made in shaft side opposite to that provided with beveled end. Pipeline has restriction located downstream of the shaft. Another end of connection pipe is air-tightly connected to pipeline downstream of the restriction and located in decreased pressure zone. Connection pipe section defined by cock and the second end is provided with cylindrical case with piston, which may slide in axial direction with respect to the case. The case has discharge connection pipe arranged from cock side. The piston comprises valve providing liquid flow from the cock side. The cock is made as a cylinder with electromagnet and shaft air-tightly installed in the cylinder and sliding with respect to the cylinder in axial direction by means of electromagnet. Cylinder has outlet connection pipe and is communicated with discharge connection pipe. Both connection pipes are closed with shaft. The shaft has two annular grooves. The first groove may communicate connection pipe with cylinder to seal the connection pipe as shaft moves inside the cylinder. The second groove may communicate outlet and discharge connection pipes as shaft slides inside the cylinder.

Sample taker

Sample taker

Sample taker includes body mounted on pipeline, in the socket of which spindle is mounted with possible progressive movement along thread, valve positioned on spindle head, interacting with saddle, sample-taking pipe, mounted in threaded socket of body below saddle. Round rod, connected to valve, is coaxially positioned inside sample-taking pipe. Metallic plates for removing paraffin sedimentations are mounted on the rod. Sample-taking pipe is made with longitudinal slit recess facing the liquid stream.

Packer assembly for selective reservoir testing

Packer assembly for selective reservoir testing

Device comprises upper connection unit for device fixation on pipe string, upper and lower packers with sealing members, upper and lower movable rods provided with axial channels arranged inside packers and hollow filter installed between upper and lower packers. Axial channel of lower movable rod is provided with solid partition. Upper and lower movable rods are fixedly connected with each other in air-tight manner and provided with upper connection unit. Upper and lower rods may be displaced only in downward direction with respect to upper and lower packers. Sealing members of upper and lower packers are located between stops. Upper stop of lower packer is fixedly connected with lower stop of upper packer provided with balloon-type centrators through hollow filter. The balloon-type centrators are arranged from top thereof. One stop of each packer is made as hydraulic cylinder fixedly connected with packer and as annular piston cooperating with sealing member. Inner cavities of each hydraulic cylinder may cooperate with axial channels of movable rods over solid partition and may provide air-tight isolation thereof during movable rod displacement in downward direction with respect to packers. Upper movable rod is provided with radial channel sealed with packer and adapted to cooperate with ambient space through hollow filter during movable rods displacement in downward direction with respect to packers.

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