Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas isotope analysis
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Application No.: US16332163Application Date: 2016-10-13
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Publication No.: US11560793B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Mathew Dennis Rowe , Jon Troy Gosney
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2016/056848 WO 20161013
- International Announcement: WO2018/071029 WO 20180419
- Main IPC: E21B49/00
- IPC: E21B49/00 ; E21B21/01 ; E21B49/08 ; G01N30/72 ; G01N30/88 ; G01N33/28 ; G01V5/06

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for analyzing isotopes of a gas from a wellbore to determine geological information associated with the wellbore. A drill device can be used to drill rocks or particles in a wellbore, which can cause a gas to be released within the wellbore. Fluid can be pumped into the wellbore as the drill bit drills the rocks or particles and the fluid, along with the gas released, can flow through the wellbore and to a surface of the wellbore. A gas detector can be positioned near the wellbore for detecting an amount of gas and a type of gas in the fluid and gas mixture and transmitting data about the amount and type of the gas to a computing device. The computing device can output data based on the amount and type of gas in the mixture for determining geological information about the wellbore.
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