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Magneto-optical method and apparatus for determining properties of reservoir fluids

  • US 7,482,811 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2006
  • Issued: 01/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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