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QEMScan SEM automated mineralogy mapping of a sandstone core plug showing a chlorite lining of the pore walls, which can cause anomalies in log measurements.

Field Exploration

Digital Rock for Exploration

Knowing where to drill and which acreage to produce first often rely on the review and analysis of legacy well data from logs, cores, cuttings, and data from other disciplines such as geology and seismic. The ability to process, and in many cases, model data and measurements from old or damaged cores with new techniques and today's knowledge about the formation can help operators decide which fields to explore first and where to place exploration wells.

Explore with Confidence

Thermo Fisher Scientific has a unique workflow to derive rock properties from non-standard rock samples to help exploration teams analyze old, damaged, or partial cores and drill cuttings to understand the regional depositional environments and Total Organic Content (TOC) so you "know before you go" if the target has potential. With patented technology and workflows, our service team can provide static petrophysical properties such as porosity, elasticity, formation factor, and absolute permeability that can be used to help prioritize and rank leasehold positions.

In highly heterogeneous reservoirs , the information from high-resolution microscopy (primarily SEM, FIBSEM, and automated mineralogy datasets) can be used to analyze pores, orientations, aspect ratios, and rock composition to determine variability in reservoir quality. Details about the pore type, shape, and size can be used to understand velocity anisotropy, which can help with seismic interpretation.
In areas where it is essentially cost-prohibitive to core a well, such as deepwater offshore, Arctic locations, and HPHT environments, or where geometric drilling is utilized, the Thermo Scientific™ QEMSCAN Wellsite imaging system can provide valuable geological insight to help calibrate well logs onsite during drilling.

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Wellsite Mineralogy

By analyzing drill cuttings in real-time from the wellbore and applying automated mineralogy techniques, operators can determine if they are in their targeted zone, can resolve discrepancies between well log data and mud logging activity, and can develop completion strategies to support efficient drilling.

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Digital Rock for Unconventional Resources

FEI digital rock workflows for unconventional resources utilizes a multi-scale imaging process that includes plug selection and screening, locating specific regions of interest for further investigation utilizing high-resolution microCT imaging with HeliScan, and analyzing thin section SEM, and in some cases FIBSEM, datasets to unlock the secrets of porosity, nano-porosity and total organic content.  Our proprietary image registration process, VoxelPerfect, and unique staining and time-lapse imaging capabilities enables exact modeling of pore distribution and organic labeling that can be useful in understanding diagenetic processes and assessing reservoir maturity.

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Fluid Sensitivity Analysis

Gain greater insight and understanding of traditional lab experiments that test for formation damage and surfactant reactivity. Operators can then reduce the cost of workovers, understand rapid declines in production, and better mitigate the risk of adding drilling muds and completions fluids that might damage flow capacity.

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