US Patent:
20120255727, Oct 11, 2012
Inventors:
John Alasdair MacDonald Cameron - The Woodlands TX, US
Peng L. Ray - Spring TX, US
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. - San Ramon CA
International Classification:
E21B 47/00
E21B 27/00
Abstract:
An apparatus and method is disclosed for conducting a fluid and solids production test in a subterranean well. A testing apparatus may be inserted into a wellbore. The apparatus may employ a tubular housing with entry port(s) through the housing. An inner assembly may be positioned within the tubular housing, the inner assembly being configured for connection to the tubular housing. The inner assembly may include a fluid permeable screen and a distal end forming a reservoir that is scaled, or may be adapted to be scaled, for the collection of solids during a well production testing event. Following a testing event, the apparatus may be removed from the wellbore to enable the collected solids to be measured to determine the amount of solids generated by a subterranean formation at actual field flow conditions.