Patent ID: 8547556

Claim:
A method of analyzing a fluid sample from an oil or gas reservoir comprising: collecting the sample in a sample container, wherein the step of collecting includes placing the sample container into a well, wherein the well penetrates a subterranean formation, wherein the oil or gas reservoir is the subterranean formation or is located adjacent to the subterranean formation, wherein the sample container includes a sample receptacle, and wherein the step of collecting comprises allowing or causing the sample to flow into the sample receptacle; removing the sample container from the well, wherein the step of removing is performed after the step of collecting; retrieving the sample receptacle from the sample container, wherein the step of retrieving is performed after the step of removing; and determining at least one property of the sample, wherein the step of determining comprises using a multivariate optical element (MOE) calculation device, and wherein the step of determining is performed during or after the step of collecting.