DOWNHOLE FORMATION TESTER
First Claim
1. A system for pumping fluid at least partially through a downhole tool disposed in a wellbore, comprising:
- a displacement unit configured to pump the fluid;
a first flowline hydraulically connected to the displacement unit through a valve network for selectively communicating the fluid to or from the displacement unit;
a second flowline hydraulically connected to the displacement unit through the valve network for selectively communicating the fluid to or from the displacement unit;
a first chamber pressure gauge hydraulically coupled with a first chamber of the displacement unit; and
a second chamber pressure gauge hydraulically coupled with a second chamber of the displacement unit.
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Abstract
A method according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure comprises disposing a tool in a wellbore, the tool comprising a displacement unit for pumping a fluid at least partially through the tool, a first flowline hydraulically connected to the displacement unit through a valve network, and a second flowline hydraulically connected to the displacement unit; pumping a fluid from the first flowline to the second flowline; monitoring a pressure at a chamber of the displacement unit; and monitoring flowing pressure in the first flowline across the valve network from the displacement unit.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for pumping fluid at least partially through a downhole tool disposed in a wellbore, comprising:
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a displacement unit configured to pump the fluid; a first flowline hydraulically connected to the displacement unit through a valve network for selectively communicating the fluid to or from the displacement unit; a second flowline hydraulically connected to the displacement unit through the valve network for selectively communicating the fluid to or from the displacement unit; a first chamber pressure gauge hydraulically coupled with a first chamber of the displacement unit; and a second chamber pressure gauge hydraulically coupled with a second chamber of the displacement unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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disposing a tool in a wellbore, the tool comprising a displacement unit for pumping a fluid at least partially through the tool, a first flowline hydraulically connected to the displacement unit through a valve network, and a second flowline hydraulically connected to the displacement unit; pumping a fluid from the first flowline to the second flowline; monitoring a first pressure at a first chamber of the displacement unit; and monitoring a second pressure at a second chamber of the displacement unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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disposing a formation testing tool in a wellbore, the tool comprising a displacement unit for pumping a fluid at least partially through the tool, a first flowline hydraulically connected to the displacement unit through a valve network, and a second flowline hydraulically connected to the displacement unit, wherein the valve network comprises at least a first active valve hydraulically connecting the first flowline to a first chamber of the displacement unit and a second active valve connecting the second flowline to a second chamber of the displacement unit; moving a piston of the displacement unit; monitoring the flowing pressure in the first flowline; monitoring the pressure in the low pressure chamber of the first chamber and the second chamber; and opening one of the first active valve and the second active valve in response to the pressure in the low pressure chamber being about equal to or less than the monitored flowing pressure. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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