Using a special core bit, a solid cylinder of rock, approximately 4” – 5” in diameter and in 30 ft increments, is extracted from a well. Conventional core sampling is generally available over short reservoir sections and is helpful when needing analysis on a detailed scale. The wealth of information available from a conventional core makes it the most accurate fundamental tool available in understanding oil and gas reservoirs.
CONVENTIONAL CORE
Retrieval/Stabilization
Routine Core Analysis
Core Photography
Laser Grain Size Analysis (LGSA)
Sieve Analysis – Wet or Dry
Oil Gravity (Refractive Index)
Fluid Saturations
Perm and Porosity Determination
Grain Density Determination
Overburden Permeability and Porosity
Profile Permeability
Four Point Klinkenberg Permeability
Full Scale Photography – Visible and UV
Half Scale Photography – Visible and UV
Inventory Format Photography – Visible and UV Light
Plug Photography Inclined View – Visible and UV Light
360° Photography - Visible Light
Geological Services
Detailed Core Description
Thin Section Prep and Analysis
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Xray Diffraction (XRD)
CT Scanning
Acetate Peel
Palynology/Biostratigraphy
Depositional Environment
Fracture Description
Geochemistry
Rock Mechanics
Unconfined Compressive Test
Triaxial Compressive Test
Acoustic Velocity Measurement
Thick-Wall Cylinder Test
Brazilian Indirect Tensile Test
Proppant Embedment Test
Modified Ring Test
Multi-Stage Triaxial Test
Mohr-Coulomb Failure Analysis
Salinity Determination