US Patent:
20110107830, May 12, 2011
Inventors:
Troy Fields - Balikpapan, ID
Julian Pop - Houston TX, US
Yves Barriol - Houston TX, US
Oivind Brockmeier - Somerville MA, US
Jean Desroches - Paris, FR
Frederik Majkut - Stafford TX, US
Edward Harrigan - Richmond TX, US
Srinand Karuppoor - Sugar Land TX, US
Bunker M. Hill - Sugar Land TX, US
Charles Fensky - Alberta, CA
Ali Eghbali - Balikpapan, ID
Christopher S. Del Campo - Houston TX, US
International Classification:
E21B 47/00
Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a downhole tool configured for conveyance within a borehole penetrating a subterranean formation, wherein the downhole tool comprises: a probe assembly configured to seal a region of a wall of the borehole; a perforator configured to penetrate a portion of the sealed region of the borehole wall by projecting through the probe assembly; a fluid chamber comprising a fluid; and a pump configured to inject the fluid from the fluid chamber into the formation through the perforator.