Magneto-optical method and apparatus for determining properties of reservoir fluids
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1. Apparatus for determining a property of earth formations surrounding a borehole, comprising:
- a device deployed in the borehole for obtaining a sample of fluid;
a magnet in said device for subjecting said sample to a magnetic field;
a source of polarized electromagnetic radiation in said device for passing a beam of polarized electromagnetic radiation through said sample; and
a detector for detecting the magneto-optical shift of said beam of polarized electromagnetic radiation passed through the sample.
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Abstract
A method for determining a property of earth formations surrounding a borehole includes the following steps: deriving a fluid sample downhole in the borehole, subjecting the sample while downhole to a magnetic field; measuring a magneto-optical shift of a beam of electromagnetic radiation passed through the sample, and determining the property from the measured magneto-optical shift.
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1. Apparatus for determining a property of earth formations surrounding a borehole, comprising:
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a device deployed in the borehole for obtaining a sample of fluid; a magnet in said device for subjecting said sample to a magnetic field; a source of polarized electromagnetic radiation in said device for passing a beam of polarized electromagnetic radiation through said sample; and a detector for detecting the magneto-optical shift of said beam of polarized electromagnetic radiation passed through the sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for determining a property of earth formations surrounding a borehole, comprising the steps of:
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deriving a fluid sample downhole in the borehole; subjecting the sample while downhole to a magnetic field; measuring a magneto-optical shift of a beam of electromagnetic radiation passed through said sample; and determining said property from said measured magneto-optical shift. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for determining a property of earth formations surrounding a borehole, comprising the steps of:
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deriving a database that relates a number of known parameters of test fluid samples to test measurements of the magneto-optical shift of light passed through the test samples; deriving a fluid sample downhole in the borehole; subjecting the sample while downhole to a magnetic field and measuring a magneto-optical shift of a beam of electromagnetic radiation passed through said sample; and determining said property of the earth formations by using said measured magneto-optical shift and said database. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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