Earth Sciences: Geology: Petroleum: Testing Laboratories

Core analysis and related laboratory services for environmental and petroleum industries. Located in Saltney, Chester, UK.

X-ray diffraction (XRD)analysis for clay mineralogy and bulk mineralogy for rocks, sediments and corrosion products. Scanning electron microscope (SEM)analysis.

Sedimentary petrology and diagenesis analysis. Optical, cathodoluminescence, secondary and backscattered SEM, XRD, image analysis, and thin section service.

Stable isotope testing laboratory for the oil and gas exploration industry. Deuterium analysis for core water tracing is a speciality.

Petrology for the mineral exploration, geothermal, mining and quarrying industries. Fluid inclusions, XRD, microprobe, SEM, age dating, stable istopes, hydrothermal alteration, mineralization.

Research, consulting and courses in reservoir rock and fluid properties.

Analysis of fluid inclusions in intracrystaline microcavities to estimate pressure and temperature history of reservoir.