Apparatus and Method for Subsea Testing

摘要

An apparatus and method for subsea testing of a core sample are provided. The apparatus includes a seafloor drilling rig that drills a borehole and obtains a sample from the seabed, and a sensor mounted on the seafloor drilling rig that analyses a portion of the sample after it is obtained. The sensor preferably includes an x-ray fluorescence sensor, a neutron activation analysis sensor, and/or a magnetic susceptibility sensor, and sends data about the core sample in real time, or at least near real time, to a surface vessel or platform.

主权项

1. An apparatus for subsea testing of a core sample from a seabed, the apparatus comprising:
a seafloor drilling rig adapted to drill a borehole and obtain a sample from the seabed; and a sensor mounted on the seafloor drilling rig that analyses at least a portion of the sample after the sample is obtained.