Patent ID: 7617742
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. An in situ reactor for use in a geological strata, comprising: a liner; a sampling conduit received within the liner, the sampling conduit and the liner defining a passageway therebetween, and the sampling conduit defining a reactor space therein, wherein the sampling conduit includes an opening sized and configured to receive a geological specimen comprising soil, sediment or other matrix into the reactor space, and wherein the reactor space is in fluid communication with the passageway; a fluid coupler borne by the liner and disposed in fluid communication with both the passageway and the reactor space, wherein the fluid coupler has a main body defining a cavity and is releasably coupled with the liner, and wherein the main body of the fluid coupler has a first fluid passageway formed therein and disposed in fluid communication with the passageway, and a second fluid passageway in fluid communication with the reactor space; and a lysimeter comprising a reservoir at least partially defined by a porous membrane disposed in fluid communication with the reactor space.