API 44 : 2003

1 INTRODUCTION
2 REFERENCES
   2.1 Referenced Standards
   2.2 Other References
3 DEFINITIONS
4 PLANNING THE SAMPLING PROGRAM
   4.1 General
   4.2 Factors That Influence Planning
   4.3 Sampling Methods
5 PREPARING THE WELL FOR SAMPLING
   5.1 General
   5.2 Considerations of Reservoir Fluid Type and Well
       Operating Conditions
   5.3 Duration of the Well Conditioning Period
   5.4 Field Measurements During Well Conditioning
6 CONDUCTING THE SAMPLING OPERATION
   6.1 General
   6.2 Surfacing Sampling
   6.3 Surface Sampling
7 FORMS FOR RECORDING WELL CONDITIONING AND SAMPLING
   DATA
8 SHIPPING AND CLEANING CONTAINERS
   8.1 Shipping Reservoir Fluid Samples
   8.2 Cleaning Sample Containers
9 SAFETY
APPENDIX A - HYDROGEN SULFIDE WARNING
Figures and Tables

Describes "subsurface" and "surface" methods for obtaining samples of reservoir fluids in gas and oil fields ready for laboratory testing.