Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to perform stress testing of geological formations
- Patent Title (中): 对地质构造进行压力测试的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12408850Application Date: 2009-03-23
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Publication No.: US08146416B2Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: Vincent Pisio , Edward Harrigan , John Edwards , Paul Howard , Koksal Cig , Richard Marcinew , Carsten Sonne
- Applicant: Vincent Pisio , Edward Harrigan , John Edwards , Paul Howard , Koksal Cig , Richard Marcinew , Carsten Sonne
- Applicant Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Agent David Hofman; Michael L. Flynn; Jody Lynn DeStefanis
- Main IPC: E21B47/06
- IPC: E21B47/06

Abstract:
Example methods and apparatus to perform stress testing of geological formations are disclosed. A disclosed example downhole stress test tool for pressure testing a geological formation comprises first and second packers selectively inflatable to form an annular region around the tool, a container configured to store a fracturing fluid, wherein the fracturing fluid is different than a formation fluid and a drilling fluid, a pump configured to pump the fracturing fluid into the first and second packers to inflate the first and second packers and to pump the fracturing fluid into the annular region to induce a fracture of the geological formation, and a sensor configured to detect a pressure of the fracturing fluid pumped into the annular region corresponding to the fracture of the geological formation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100206548A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM STRESS TESTING OF GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS Public/Granted day:2010-08-19
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