Method of downhole characterization of formation fluids, measurement controller for downhole characterization of formation fluids, and apparatus for downhole characterization of formation fluids

A downhole characterization apparatus for formation fluids is provided. The apparatus comprises a downhole tool including a flowline for flowing the formation fluids capable of isolating a quantity of the formation fluids in a portion thereof; and a pump unit for depressurizing the isolated formatio...

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Hauptverfasser: Terabayashi, Toru, Yamate, Tsutomu, Kinjo, Hideki, Chikenji, Akihito, Nakayama, Takeaki, Mullins, Oliver C, Betancourt, Soraya Sofia, O'Keefe, Michael, Dong, Chengli
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A downhole characterization apparatus for formation fluids is provided. The apparatus comprises a downhole tool including a flowline for flowing the formation fluids capable of isolating a quantity of the formation fluids in a portion thereof; and a pump unit for depressurizing the isolated formation fluids; and a measurement controller which controls the downhole tool. The measurement controller includes a rough value estimation unit which estimates a rough value of the bubble point pressure of the formation fluids; and a speed controller which controls the depressurizing speed of the pump unit such that the isolated formation fluids are depressurized at a first speed to a certain pressure which is a predetermined value higher than said estimated rough value, and the isolated fluids are depressurized at a second speed which is slower than said first speed in order to measure a precise value of the bubble point pressure.