Petrographic Analysis
Examine, quantify and digitize the mineralogy, pore system and textural properties of any rock material with powerful, high-resolution thin section imaging techniques.
Advanced petrographical analysis and automated mineralogy
Utilizing state-of-the-art technologies such as QEMSCAN®-SEM and Axioscan, we precisely scale-down samples to nanometer dimensions.
We deliver ultra-high-resolution insights into both geological and non-geological samples, providing a comprehensive understanding of mineral composition, texture, grain characteristics, microfractures, micropores and structure, presented in both quantitative and qualitative formats. Whether delving into rock formations or mineral assemblages, our dedication to precision and efficiency empowers and elevates the research process.
Webinar | Unlocking reservoir rock insights with automated SEM technology
In this SPE Tech Talk, Gareth Rogers, Research Scientist, discusses how the data produced through automated SEM techniques can be harnessed to quantify the complete mineral and textural attributes of reservoir rocks, including assessment of seal integrity, microporosity and overall reservoir quality.
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Unlock nano-scale reservoir quality insights
We leverage cutting-edge advancements in electron microscopy to delve into the nanometer scale, providing unparalleled reservoir quality insights. Our approach involves:
- Proprietary mineral dictionaries and unique, fully objective and reproducible data workflows.
- High-resolution quantification, swiftly analyzing area, shape and connectivity of tens to hundreds of thousands of pores on a single slide within minutes. This process significantly outpaces traditional point counting methods, ensuring a faster and more efficient analysis of latent rock property information.
Virtual petrography: detailed exploration of rocks with high-resolution digital thin sections
Our advanced digital thin section service, featuring cross-polarized light rotations, offers a remarkable throughput of 100–1,000 slides, providing robust support for your petrographic analyses within a virtual environment:
- Elevate precision with SEM: Explore key features of interest at higher magnifications using our state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope (SEM). Achieve unparalleled accuracy and efficiency by conducting multiple non-destructive analyses on the exact same sample surface.
- Eliminate sample duplication: By harnessing cutting-edge technology, including the QEMSCAN®-SEM and Axioscan 7, we have pioneered a seamless integration workflow. This innovative approach precisely aligns and overlays scans from each technology, offering the most comprehensive 2D surface analysis available. Bid farewell to duplicate rock samples as you leverage the same mineralogical and textural datasets, directly correlating with high-quality automated mineralogy (AM) maps.
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Sample characterization with HPC
Data science and High-Performance Computing (HPC) are core competencies we automate into our sample characterization workflow. Combined with our in-house geoscience expertise and over 15 years of electron microscopy experience at our leading thin sectioning and microscopy laboratories, our automated mineralogy research offers:
- Digitized and integrated optical and electron microscopy images
- Constrained rock property information, such as gain size frequency, across very large datasets
