Apparatus and method for transferring whole core samples
First Claim
1. An apparatus for transferring a whole core sample having a first end and an opposing second end from the interior of an inner barrel comprising:
- a split receiving tube having an interior surface sized and adapted to receive the whole core sample from the inner barrel;
a liner made of heat shrink material extending over a substantial portion of the interior surface of said split receiving tube;
first and second discs sized and adapted to be placed in contact with the first and second ends, respectively, of the whole core sample; and
means for forcing the whole core sample from the inner barrel into said liner in said split receiving tube.
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Abstract
An apparatus for transferring a whole core sample having a first end and an opposing second end from the interior of an inner barrel comprising:
a split receiving tube having an interior surface sized and adapted to receive the whole core sample from the inner barrel;
a liner made of heat shrink material extending over a substantial portion of the interior surface of the split receiving tube;
first and second discs sized and adapted to be placed on the first and second ends, respectively, of the whole core sample; and
a force assembly for forcing the whole core sample from the inner barrel into the liner in the split receiving tube.
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1. An apparatus for transferring a whole core sample having a first end and an opposing second end from the interior of an inner barrel comprising:
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a split receiving tube having an interior surface sized and adapted to receive the whole core sample from the inner barrel; a liner made of heat shrink material extending over a substantial portion of the interior surface of said split receiving tube; first and second discs sized and adapted to be placed in contact with the first and second ends, respectively, of the whole core sample; and means for forcing the whole core sample from the inner barrel into said liner in said split receiving tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for transferring a whole core sample having a first end and an opposing second end from the interior of an inner barrel comprising:
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placing a split receiving tube having an interior surface sized and adapted to receive the whole core sample from the inner barrel in close proximity to the inner barrel so that the longitudinal axes of said split receiving tube and the inner barrel substantially align, said split receiving tube having a liner made of heat shrink material over a substantial portion of said interior surface; placing first and second discs in contact with the first and second ends, respectively, of the whole core sample; applying a force to the whole core sample to move the whole core sample from the inner barrel into said liner in said split receiving tube; removing a portion of said split receiving tube; and heating said liner to shrink said liner around said whole core sample. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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