Patent ID: 6681872
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
An in situ reactor for use in a geological strata, comprising:a liner defining a centrally disposed passageway and which is placed in a borehole formed in the geological strata; and a sampling conduit received within the passageway defined by the liner and which receives a geological specimen which is derived from the geological strata, and wherein the sampling conduit is in fluid communication with the passageway defined by the liner, and wherein the liner is defined by a substantially cylindrically shaped main body which has a proximal end and an opposite distal end, and wherein the sampling conduit has a main body with a proximal and an opposite distal end, and wherein the main body of the sampling conduit has a length dimension which is less than the length dimension of the liner, and wherein a plurality of apertures are formed in the main body of the sampling conduit near the distal end thereof and which facilitate fluid flowing communication between the sampling conduit and the passageway defined by the liner.