EP0456581A1 - In Tiefbohrlöchern verwendbare Flasche zur Entnahme einer Flüssigkeit - Google Patents
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- EP0456581A1 EP0456581A1 EP91401218A EP91401218A EP0456581A1 EP 0456581 A1 EP0456581 A1 EP 0456581A1 EP 91401218 A EP91401218 A EP 91401218A EP 91401218 A EP91401218 A EP 91401218A EP 0456581 A1 EP0456581 A1 EP 0456581A1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
- E21B49/08—Obtaining fluid samples or testing fluids, in boreholes or wells
- E21B49/081—Obtaining fluid samples or testing fluids, in boreholes or wells with down-hole means for trapping a fluid sample
- E21B49/082—Wire-line fluid samplers
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- the invention relates to deep boreholes, for which it is necessary to take samples of a mixture of liquid and gas. This type of maneuver finds its application for the surveillance of basements containing liquids, for hydrothermalism, for the oil industry, for nuclear power stations and for the drilling of basements where gas pockets are found.
- the object of the invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a small diameter sampling bottle which can sample a mixture of water and gas in depth and which is capable of delivering gas on the one hand and on the other hand apart from pure water.
- an embodiment of the invention provides that the filling sleeve comprises a series of removable filters, placed on the filling pipe and being of declining gauge to make a filtration with several stages.
- the bottle according to the invention has a preferred embodiment. Indeed, the part of the filling pipe which is obstructed by the piston is a removable pressure compensation valve, sliding rise in the sleeve to compensate for the pressure difference between the sample volume and the inlet of the pipe.
- the external ends of the pipeline can be fitted with filters.
- the filters used in the sleeve can be of the "sintered" type.
- the determined value of pressure differences on the two sides of the non-return valve is 1 bar, ie 105 Pa.
- the sampling volume consists of a bottle body screwed on the sleeve.
- the tap is located on a drain pipe placed in communication with the sample volume opposite the filling pipe and surmounted by a protective cap placed at the front of the assembly.
- the sampling bottle according to the invention is shown in Figure 1, detached in two fictitious parts for reasons of layout.
- a tube can be distinguished which is the motor part, constituting the support body 30 of the bottle according to the invention.
- the end 32 of this support body 30 is located at the top of the right-hand part and constitutes the start of the sampling bottle.
- This comprises a central body 2 inside which is taken the sampling volume 4 into which must be introduced a determined quantity of fluid withdrawn.
- that according to the invention comprises means for filling this filling volume 4, which must be operational when the bottle is on the sampling site, namely at the bottom of a deep borehole.
- the bottle is also equipped with means for closing this sampling volume 4, when the latter is completely filled with the fluid to be sampled.
- these means for filling with fluid and these means for closing the withdrawal volume are produced jointly by a set of elements which are mainly: a non-return valve 6 and a longitudinal piston 20, both acting on a filling line 10.
- the filling of the bottle is carried out by means of the filling pipe 10, provided mainly in a filling sleeve 8, occupying the top of the right part of FIG. 1.
- This pipe 10 communicates with the outside by at least an external end 12, namely two lateral orifices.
- This filling pipe 10 opens into the filling volume 4 through a second end 14, next to the non-return valve 6.
- a drain pipe 22 also puts the sample volume 4 in temporary communication with the outside to empty this sample volume 4, once the bottle is raised to the ground.
- This drain pipe 22 is completed by a tap 24. The latter is incidentally surmounted by a cap 26 placed at the front of the assembly.
- the tap 24 also constitutes an important element of the sampling bottle according to the invention. Indeed, its use is essential to make operational the main elements that are the non-return valve 6 and the piston 20.
- the operation of the bottle according to the invention provides for creating a partial vacuum inside the volume 4 before the bottle is lowered to the sampling site. Once this operation has been carried out, the bottle is lowered into the borehole and the withdrawal of the piston 20 is controlled by means of a motor 18 placed behind the sleeve 8, preferably inside the support body 30.
- a screw system nut 19 mounted at the outlet of the engine 30 allows the displacement of the piston 20, the stroke of which can be limited by stops 21.
- At least one seal 23 is provided to seal between the filling pipe 10 and the engine 18.
- the sleeve 8 of the sampling bottle according to the invention is detailed in FIGS. 3 and 4.
- upper arrows represent the penetration of the fluid inside the pipe 10 by the external ends 12.
- the latter are optionally supplemented by a filter 13, represented by broken lines across its ends 12.
- the piston 20 is shown in the retracted position, so that the fluid can continue its path through the pipe 10 in the sleeve 8.
- the supporting structure of the latter consists of the end 32 of the support body 30 into which is screwed a sleeve body 40 extended by a valve support 42.
- the filters 44 are arranged, separated by O-rings 45. It is thus possible to constitute a filtration assembly à la carte, by choosing the filters 44 adapted to the fluid to be sampled and to the quality of the liquid and gas to be used after their sampling.
- the first filter has been represented with a few large dotted lines to symbolize a large-caliber filtration, intended to stop large solid materials.
- the following filters have decreasing filtration sizes, respectively.
- the last filter can be of a very small filtration size, so as to take only high purity liquid. This type of filtration makes it possible to avoid blockages when the fluid removed has a lot of mud.
- a removable valve 46 is slidably mounted in the sleeve body 40, upstream of the filters 44. Its sealing is ensured by an O-ring 45.
- This valve 46 has the function of keeping the hydrostatic pressure inside the sampling volume 10, in particular when the piston 20 clogs the filling pipe 10. In fact, to ensure sealing total of the sampling bottle during its ascent, it is preferable to again obstruct the pipe 10 using the piston 20, although the latter is already obstructed by the non-return valve 16. This introduction of the piston 20 in the sampling line 10 causes an increase in the pressure therein and in the sampling volume 4.
- valve 46 has been shown detached from the spacer 48 placed between the latter and the filtration assembly.
- the piston 20 enters the central part of the pipe 10, including the removable valve 46, it tends to reduce the volume trapped between itself and the non-return valve 6. Thanks to the sliding mounting of the removable valve 46, this volume is preserved by the appearance of an additional volume 49 of large diameter between the removable valve 46 and the spacer 48.
- the non-return valve 6 is shown in FIG. 3 in the retracted position, the liquid entering the sampling volume 10 through an internal end 14 of the sampling pipe 10. This is produced by several holes made in the support of valve 42.
- the spring 16 is placed in abutment against the valve support 42 and a shoulder 17 of the non-return valve 6.
- the assembly of the sleeve 8 is fixed to the central body 2, for example by means of a thread, O-rings 45 which can complete this assembly to ensure the tightness of the assembly.
- FIG. 2A schematically represents the sampling bottle according to the invention at the start of its use cycle.
- the sampling volume 10 is closed, that is to say that the non-return valve 6 and the piston 20 both obstruct the filling pipe 10.
- the drain pipe 22 is closed by tap 24.
- the cap 26 is removed and the end 28 of the drain pipe 22 is connected to a vacuum source, not shown, and symbolized by a small arrow.
- the valve 24 is then opened and the partial vacuum is made in the sampling volume 4. Once this operation has been carried out, the valve 24 is again closed to maintain the vacuum sampling volume.
- the cap 26 is returned to its position and the bottle is ready to be shipped to the sampling site, namely at the bottom of a deep borehole.
- the bottle is lowered into the borehole 1.
- the sampling volume 4 is always maintained under vacuum during this descent.
- the piston 20 is raised, thus releasing the filling line 10.
- the ambient fluid therefore penetrates through the external ends 12 into the filling line 10, due to the strong hydrostatic pressure prevailing outside the bottle.
- the non-return valve 6 takes off from its seat 7 and the fluid therefore has access to the sampling volume 4.
- the determined value of the pressure differences on either side of the non-return valve 6 is of the order of bar, that is to say 105 Pa.
- All the parts constituting the body of the bottle are preferably made of stainless steel.
- the sleeve body can take several sizes varying from 250 cm to 1 m, depending on the amount of liquid to be sampled.
- the motor 18 can be a motor of the "GEHRARDT-OWEN" brand, supplied with 50 volts and actuating, by means of the screw-nut system 19, the central piston 20 with a diameter equal to 6.35 mm.
- the sleeve 8 has a length of the order of 150 mm. Such a structure makes it possible to obtain a sampling bottle with a total diameter equal to 41 mm.
- the structure of the bottle, and in particular of the sleeve 8 made up of several parts, allows easy assembly and disassembly of the different parts of the bottle. This facilitates the cleaning of all the parts, and in particular the decontamination of these parts by passing them through acid, in the case where the bottle is used for the sampling of contaminated fluid.
- the fluid withdrawn can be either water or gas, and above all a mixture of water and gas.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR9005813 | 1990-05-10 | ||
| FR9005813A FR2661943B1 (fr) | 1990-05-10 | 1990-05-10 | Bouteille de prelevement de fluide, utilisable en forages profonds. |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP0456581A1 true EP0456581A1 (de) | 1991-11-13 |
| EP0456581B1 EP0456581B1 (de) | 1995-03-22 |
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| EP91401218A Expired - Lifetime EP0456581B1 (de) | 1990-05-10 | 1991-05-07 | In Tiefbohrlöchern verwendbare Flasche zur Entnahme einer Flüssigkeit |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US5139085A (de) |
| EP (1) | EP0456581B1 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE69108287T2 (de) |
| FR (1) | FR2661943B1 (de) |
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| WO1992019842A1 (en) * | 1991-05-03 | 1992-11-12 | Norsk Hydro A.S. | Electro-hydraulic deep well sampling device |
| CN101864954A (zh) * | 2010-05-31 | 2010-10-20 | 中国海洋石油总公司 | 一种地层测试多取样装置 |
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| US3459263A (en) * | 1966-06-09 | 1969-08-05 | Auxiliaire Des Producteurs Dep | Fluid sampling device |
| US3530933A (en) * | 1969-04-02 | 1970-09-29 | Schlumberger Technology Corp | Formation-sampling apparatus |
| US3986553A (en) * | 1974-01-08 | 1976-10-19 | New Zealand Inventions Development Authority | Fluid sampling vessel |
| US4903765A (en) * | 1989-01-06 | 1990-02-27 | Halliburton Company | Delayed opening fluid sampler |
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| FR2628143B1 (fr) * | 1988-03-03 | 1990-07-27 | Flopetrol | Sonde de prelevement d'echantillons fluides, notamment a l'interieur d'un puits de petrole |
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- 1991-04-25 US US07/691,344 patent/US5139085A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-05-07 EP EP91401218A patent/EP0456581B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-05-07 DE DE69108287T patent/DE69108287T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
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| US2364464A (en) * | 1942-05-04 | 1944-12-05 | Standard Oil Dev Co | Bottom hole sampler |
| US3459263A (en) * | 1966-06-09 | 1969-08-05 | Auxiliaire Des Producteurs Dep | Fluid sampling device |
| US3530933A (en) * | 1969-04-02 | 1970-09-29 | Schlumberger Technology Corp | Formation-sampling apparatus |
| US3986553A (en) * | 1974-01-08 | 1976-10-19 | New Zealand Inventions Development Authority | Fluid sampling vessel |
| US4903765A (en) * | 1989-01-06 | 1990-02-27 | Halliburton Company | Delayed opening fluid sampler |
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1992019842A1 (en) * | 1991-05-03 | 1992-11-12 | Norsk Hydro A.S. | Electro-hydraulic deep well sampling device |
| US5322120A (en) * | 1991-05-03 | 1994-06-21 | Norsk Hydro A.S. | Electro hydraulic deep well sampling assembly |
| CN101864954A (zh) * | 2010-05-31 | 2010-10-20 | 中国海洋石油总公司 | 一种地层测试多取样装置 |
| CN101864954B (zh) * | 2010-05-31 | 2013-01-30 | 中国海洋石油总公司 | 一种地层测试多取样装置 |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| FR2661943A1 (fr) | 1991-11-15 |
| DE69108287T2 (de) | 1995-11-09 |
| FR2661943B1 (fr) | 1992-07-17 |
| US5139085A (en) | 1992-08-18 |
| EP0456581B1 (de) | 1995-03-22 |
| DE69108287D1 (de) | 1995-04-27 |
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