Fluid Inclusion Technologies
Analysis of fluids trapped in rock material
Determine the origin and geological history of rocks and fluids.
Fluid Inclusion Petrography and Microthermometry
Obtain origin and history of hydrocarbons from a thin section of rock material
Our fluid inclusion petrography services deliver thick polished slides for evaluation of fluid inclusion populations, abundance, characteristics, fluorescence colors, kerogen, and bitumen.
We also offer microthermometry, which quantitatively determines API gravity, fluid trapping temperatures, hydrocarbon saturation state, hydrocarbon phase, and salinity.
Petrography
- Timing of fluid implacement
- Multiple hydrocarbon pulses
- Qualitative API gravity estimation
- Fluid contacts
- Petroleum type and quality
- Paleocharge
- Kerogen abundance and type
- Hydrocarbon staining and bitumen presence
Microthermometry
- Quantitative API gravity
- Temperature of oil implacement or cementation
- Reservoir salinity
- Petroleum type and quality
- Petroleum saturation
- Presence of gas cap
- Maximum burial temperature
- Thermal maturity
Helpful links
About SLB