Patent ID: 11946367
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for processing a sample comprising drill cuttings from a wellbore in a rock formation, the method comprising:
receiving the sample from a collection container in a funnel located in an unloading module of a sample processing system;
transferring the sample to a sample tube using the funnel;
reading, by an unloading module camera, a label on the collection container;
transferring, by a robotic arm, the sample tube from the unloading module to a cleaning module comprising a tank comprising a centrifuge;
centrifuging the sample tube;
transferring, by the robotic arm, the sample tube to a packing module,
the packing module comprising a tray for receiving the sample from the sample tube, a packing module camera, and a labeling device,
imaging, by the packing module camera, the sample; and
packing, by the packing device, the sample in a storage container.