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 thin section preparation and petrography, cathodoluminescence microscopy, epifluorescence microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), computed tomography (CT), and numerous 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
- General Core Description
- Fracture Reconnassance
- Detailed Fracture Description
Thin Section
Overburden Thin Section Impregnation
Cathodoluminescence Petrographic Analysis
Complete X-Ray Diffraction
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Digital Color Thin Section Photomicrographs
Thin Section Descriptions
- General Thin Section Descriptions
- Detailed Thin Section Composition Analysis
Epifluorescence Petrographic Analysis
Complete Petrographic Evaluation
Formation Sensitivity Evaluation
Low Resistivity Pay Evaluation
Depositional Environment Evaluation
Data Integration and Interpretation
Calculated Permeability
Thin Section Grain Size Analysis
Depositional Environment Evaluation by Petrographic Analysis
Petrographic Compilation Reports