Home Services Resources Software Contact Us News HOME→ SERVICES → GEOLOGIC SERVICES GEOLOGIC SERVICES Wellsite Services Wellsite Geoscience Services Sorption Properties Fluid Phase Behavior Routine Core Analysis Geologic Services Rock Mechanics Geochemistry Advanced Rock Analysis Engineering Consulting Services Core Management Comprehensive Data Packages Products Instrumentation Weatherford Laboratories provides a comprehensive suite of analytical and interpretative geologic services in support of exploration and production projects world-wide. These services include full in-house capabilities for petrographic analysis, geology, sedimentology, biostratigraphy, and fracture analysis. The Weatherford Laboratories team of technical specialists works closely with our clients to create rock-based analytical programs designed to reduce risk and minimize uncertainties in a cost-effective manner. Petrographic Services can be performed on conventional core, rotary sidewall cores, percussion sidewall cores, drill cuttings, outcrop samples, and produced materials. These services include a comprehensive suite of core description, thin section, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and other related services. Our petrographers have extensive experience in characterizing clastic and carbonate conventional reservoirs. We also have expertise in the characterization of tight gas sands, shale reservoirs, unconsolidated sands, and heavy oil sands. Petrology and Sedimentology studies range from single well to multi-well field studies, and integrate a variety of petrophysical data sets. These studies provide our customers with rock-based answers regarding controls on reservoir quality, deposition environment, diagenetic history, formation damage prevention and anomalous wireline log response. GEOLOGIC ANALYSES Core Description • Detailed Core Description • Fracture Reconnaissance • Detailed Fracture Description Thin Section Preparation Overburden Thin Section Impregnation Digital Color Thin Section Photomicrographs Thin Section Descriptions • General Thin Section Descriptions • Detailed Thin Section Composition Analysis Touchstone™ Compatible Thin Section Analysis Thin Section Grain Size and Coding Analysis Epifluorescence Petrographic Analysis Calculated Permeability X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) • Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM) • Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) • Focused Ion Beam - Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB-SEM) GEOLOGIC STUDIES Sedimentology - Depositional Environment Diagenesis Fracture Evaluation Formation Sensitivity Formation Damage Prevention Reservoir Quality Low Resistivity Pay Regional and Basin Studies Related Play Types CO2 SEQUESTRATION COAL BED METHANE COMPREHENSIVE CORE AND FLUID EVALUATION DEEPWATER HEAVY OIL AND BITUMEN-RICH SANDS SHALE GAS TIGHT GAS SANDS Related Sample Types CUTTINGS OUTCROP PERCUSSION SIDEWALL CORES PRODUCED MATERIAL ROTARY SIDEWALL CORES Geologic study results are fully integrated with data derived from all of the other groups in Weatherford Laboratories, as well as information provided by our clients, to provide customized solutions. 36 LABORATORIES 18 COUNTRIES 1 WORLDWIDE RESOURCE © 2015 Weatherford SERVICES RESOURCES CONTACT US NEWS SITEMAP PRIVACY STATEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS HOME