Patent ID: 7178591

Claim:
A formation evaluation system for a downhole tool positionable in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the formation having a virgin fluid and a contaminated fluid therein, comprising: at least two inlets for receiving the fluids from the formation; at least one evaluation flowline fluidly connected to at least one of the at least two inlets for passage of the virgin fluid into the downhole tool; at least one cleanup flowline fluidly connected to at least one of the at least two inlets for passage of the contaminated fluid into the downhole tool; at least one fluid circuit fluidly connected to one of the at least one evaluation flowline, the at least one cleanup flowline and combinations thereof for selectively drawing fluid therein; at least one fluid connector for selectively establishing a fluid connection between the at least one evaluation flowline and the at least one cleanup flowline; and at least one sensor for measuring downhole parameters in one of the at least one evaluation flowline, the at least one cleanup flowline and combinations thereof.