Biostratigraphy studies
Sedimentology and diagenesis studies.
Geochemical studies.
Geological modeling
Basins’ Analysis
Appraisal of oil systems
Plays appraisal
Geochemical Analysis

These are services of geochemical analytic laboratory tests, in sedimentary, superficial, channel or of nucleus rocks’ samples, and in samples of fluid hydrocarbons, fluid or gaseous, for oil industry applications, essentially. Geochemical laboratory tests include the following analysis and services:

Channel samples analysis.
• Pyrolysis in channel sample.
• Determination of organic carbon.

Nucleus or outcrop rock samples’ analysis.
• Pyrolysis in total and extracted sample.
• Determination of activation energies.
• Hydrocarbons’ extraction in rock samples through soxhlet technique.
• Hydrocarbons’ extraction with supercritical CO2 in rock samples.
• Sulphur determination in rock samples, through high temperature combustion.
• Deasphalting of rock extract.
• Separation of fractions by saturated compounds, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes through high pressure liquids’ chromatography.
• Analysis of the total rock extract through high resolution gases’ chromatography.
• Saturated biomarkers’ analysis, terpanes and steranes through gases chromatography/mass spectrometry
• Aromatic biomarkers’ analysis phenanthrene, methyl-phenanthrenes, dibenzothiophene, dimethyldibenzothiphenes through gases chromatography / mass spectrometry.
• Carbazoles’ analysis in the polar fraction of the rock extract by gases’ chromatography / mass spectrometry.
• Stable carbon isotopes analysis in samples of rock extract by mass spectrometry.
• Detailed analysis of minor components located between paraffins C8-C15 (molecular prints of ROF hydrocarbons), through high resolution gases’ chromatography.
• Determination of organic carbon.
• Total analytical range analysis in rock.

Analysis to oils’ samples.
• Hydrocarbons’ separation in samples of water.
• Sulphur determination in oils’ samples, through high temperature combustion.
• Density and API gravity determination.
• Oil Deasphalting.
• Separation of fractions by saturated compounds, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes through high pressure liquids’ chromatography.
• Separation of fractions of saturated compounds, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes through extraction in solid phase.
• Quantification of fractions of saturated compounds, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes.
• Content determination of saturated compounds, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes through iatroscan.
• Analysis of saturated biomarkers terpanes and steranes through gases chromatography/mass spectrometry.
• Analysis of aromatic biomarkers phenanthrene, methyl-phenanthrenes, dibenzothiophene and dimethyldibenzothiophenes through gases chromatography/mass spectrometry.
• Analysis of Carbazoles in the polar fraction of crude oil and through gases chromatography/mass spectrometry.
• Analysis of stable carbon isotopes in crude oil samples through mass spectrometry.
• Detailed analysis of minor components located between paraffins C8-C15 (molecular prints of hydrocarbons ROF), through high resolution gases chromatography.
• Analysis of light hydrocarbons C7 in crude oil samples through high resolution gases chromatography.
• Determination of saturated hydrocarbons of high molecular weight C40+ in crude oil samples through high resolution gases chromatography.
• Analysis of crude oil saturated fraction through high resolution gases chromatography
• Analysis of total crude oil through high resolution gases chromatography.

Analysis of gases’ samples.
• Gas isotopic and compositional analysis.

Benefits:
Results of geochemical analytical laboratory tests are decision elements important to the design or adaptation of reserves’ incorporation exploratory strategies or of fields’ exploitation. Also, these determinations are judging elements for delimiting responsibilities in the case there are controversies between private parties.

Relevant experiences:
• Analytical laboratory services for exploration assets.
• Isotopic gas analysis.
• Studies of shoals.
• Training and formation of geochemical specialists.
• Geochemical analysis.


Studies of organic petrography
Technological developments for the exploratory process.
Technical assistance in exploration geosciences.
Applied geology studies.

Requirements: Depending on the user’s needs and requirements.

Cost: Variable price depending on scope.


Further information:

Dr. Felipe Ortuño Arzate
Technological Coordinator of Geosciences
fortuno@imp.mx  

Telephone:
SEDE

Schedule:
Monday thru Thursday, 8 to 2 pm, 2:45 to 5 pm.
Friday 8 to 3 pm.