Patent ID: 7665519

Claim:
A system for obtaining clean samples of downhole fluids in a wellbore, comprising: a wellbore tool configured for disposal within the wellbore; a sampling conduit coupled with the wellbore tool and configured to provide a flow path for a sample of the downhole fluids, wherein the sampling conduit comprises one or more apertures in a sidewall of the sampling conduit, and wherein the sampling conduit is continuously adjustable to provide for sampling of the downhole fluids from a selected location across a diameter of the wellbore when the wellbore tool moves within the wellbore: a settling chamber coupled with the sampling conduit and configured to provide that at least a part of the sample of the downhole fluids flowing in the sampling conduit flows through the one or more apertures and into the settling chamber, wherein the settling chamber is configured to provide for gravitational separation of the downhole fluids contained within the separation chamber; and a first sample outlet conduit coupled with the settling chamber and configured to provide for flowing one of the separated downhole fluids out of said settling chamber.