Formation fluid sample container apparatus
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a downhole tool having a body including an opening and a cavity extending into the body from the opening; and
a sample container comprising;
an elongated container for holding a formation fluid sample; and
a sheath abutting an outer longitudinal surface of the elongated container and at least partially surrounding the elongated container, wherein the sample container is fixed in the cavity;
wherein the sample container is fixed in the cavity via a pin extending across the opening and perpendicularly to the longitudinal surface of the elongated container through the sheath and into the body of the downhole tool.
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Abstract
A downhole tool includes a body including an opening and a cavity extending into the body from the opening. A sample container is fixed in the cavity and includes an elongated container for holding a formation fluid sample and a sheath coupled to an outer surface of the elongated container and at least partially surrounding the elongated container.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a downhole tool having a body including an opening and a cavity extending into the body from the opening; and a sample container comprising;
an elongated container for holding a formation fluid sample; anda sheath abutting an outer longitudinal surface of the elongated container and at least partially surrounding the elongated container, wherein the sample container is fixed in the cavity; wherein the sample container is fixed in the cavity via a pin extending across the opening and perpendicularly to the longitudinal surface of the elongated container through the sheath and into the body of the downhole tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A downhole tool, comprising:
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a collar comprising a passage for conducting drilling mud through the downhole tool; a mandrel holder disposed within the collar of the downhole tool and comprising; a cavity; a sample container disposed in the cavity, the sample container to be selectively fluidly coupled to a flowline in the downhole tool; and a connecting end; and a connection sub threadably connected to the collar and comprising first and second opposing ends, the first end configured to be releasably coupled to the connecting end of the mandrel holder and the second end configured to be threadably connected to a second collar, wherein the passage for conducting drilling mud extends through the connection sub, and wherein an outer surface of the connection sub includes an exit port configured to be coupled to the flowline; wherein the sample container has an elongated shape, is at least partially surrounded by a sheath, and is fixed in the cavity via a pin extending through the sheath and into the body of the downhole tool, wherein the pin extends through the sheath, across an opening and perpendicularly to a longitudinal surface of the elongated container. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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