Patent ID: 7972574
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: B01L

Abstract:
1. A test kit for testing production waste comprising: a plurality of components comprising reagents, test equipment, or a combination thereof, sufficient to perform analysis on production waste; at least one protective case for shipping and for using the plurality of components, the protective case comprising a top portion releasably engaged with a bottom portion; the top portion comprising a top side attached at an inner face of the top side to a top edge of a continuous sidewall formed by a plurality of sides such that the top portion of the protective case comprises a hollow interior cavity bound by the inner face of the top side and an inner face of the continuous sidewall, wherein the hollow interior cavity is open on a bottom side, and wherein the hollow interior cavity defines a water-tight enclosure opened on the bottom side, such that the top portion, resting on a support surface inverted on an outer face of the top side, is capable of forming a liquid reservoir, wherein the bottom portion comprises a bottom plate dimensioned and arranged to releasably engage at least a portion of the continuous sidewall, and a plurality of support posts, each depending orthogonally away from the inner face of the bottom plate, and at least one shelf plate dimensioned and arranged to fit with the hollow interior cavity, wherein the shelf plate is releasably attached to at least one of the plurality of support posts, and wherein one or more of the plurality of components are releasably attached to at least a portion of the shelf plate; and wherein the plurality of components include chemical additives, chemical reagents, and/or laboratory components useful in the testing of exploration and production waste from an oil and/or gas well.