Patent ID: 7062958
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: E21B,G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for analyzing fluid from a subterranean formation, the apparatus comprising: a receptacle configured for coupling with a wellbore deployment tool to provide for deployment of said receptacle in a wellbore penetrating said subterranean formation to collect a sample of said fluid and configured for uncoupling from said deployment tool to provide for storage or transport of said sample, said receptacle being adapted to enclose and hold said sample of fluid and to provide for detecting at least one of a physical property of said sample and a chemical property of said sample during storage or transport of said sample; wherein the receptacle comprises: a chamber contained within said receptacle with one or more sealable apertures and configured to hold said sample, wherein said one or more sealable apertures are configured to provide for flow of the fluid into and out of the chamber; and a sensor adapted to sense at least one chemical or physical characteristic of said sample within the receptacle during storage or transport of said sample in said receptacle.