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FORMATION EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20100155061A1
  • Filed: 03/03/2010
  • Published: 06/24/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a downhole tool configured for conveyance within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, the downhole tool comprising;

    a fluid sampling system configured to draw fluid from the formation into the downhole tool;

    a fluid monitoring device in communication with at least a portion of the fluid drawn into the downhole tool through the fluid sampling system, wherein the fluid monitoring device is configured to generate a signal indicative of a characteristic of the fluid; and

    a controller configured to process the signal to estimate a level of contamination in the fluid and automatically generate a control signal when the estimated level of contamination meets a predetermined value.

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