Wireline Coring and Analysis under Pressure: Recent Use and Future Developments of the HYACINTH System

Abstract

The pressure of the deep sea and of deep earth formations has subtle effects on all aspects of physics, chemistry, and biology. Core material recovered under pressure, using pressure cores, can be subjected to sophisticated laboratory analyses that are not feasible in situ. Though many fields of study might benefit from pressurized cores, most obviously, any investigation on gas- or gas-hydrate-rich formations on land or under the sea certainly requires pressure coring.

Keywords

• HYACINTH System