With a lithium subsurface screening service tailored to the Smackover Formation, SLB delivers detailed geological models for your area of interest—quickly and cost-effectively. The SLB five-layered mapping approach integrates structural, hydrodynamic, and geochemical data to provide actionable insights, helping you make better informed decisions early before acquiring acreage.
Identify areas with high-concentration lithium brine, using integrated geological and reservoir fluid data.
Understand how lithium-bearing fluids move through the subsurface to better predict reservoir behavior and recovery potential.
Determine the feasibility of lithium salt production by analyzing formation salinity and mineralogy—critical for economic modeling.
Use structural and flow models to identify suitable zones for producer wells to maximize lithium recovery and minimize costs.
Rank land parcels based on lithium tonnage, flow potential, and rock properties—so you can focus your investment on the highest-value zones.
The SLB lithium subsurface screening helps reduce exploration risk and accelerate time to value by offering:
Each layer provides a critical piece of the lithium exploration puzzle.
SLB offers a comprehensive screening tool for the Smackover lithium-brine play using a five-layered mapping approach—from identifying lithium sweet spots and understanding the source of lithium, to evaluating salt production potential.
If you're ready to accelerate your entry into North America's premier lithium resource play, simply provide one of the following to unlock your acreage potential:
Use integrated subsurface screening that combines geological, structural, and hydrodynamic data to identify high-potential zones—reducing the need for speculative drilling.
Key data includes sediment thickness, porosity and permeability data, fault and fracture mapping, brine flow patterns, and lithium concentration estimates—all of which are included, to various degrees, in the SLB five-layered approach.
Yes. SLB’s Lithium Quality Index ranks acreage based on geological, hydrological, and fluid flow characteristics, helping you prioritize the most promising zones.
SLB’s 3D aqueous flow model, using a proprietary Lithium Quality Index map, estimates the area for optimal annual lithium production and computation of the numbers of wells required.
Screen for lithium-rich brine resources by leveraging prebuilt basin models.
Subsurface reservoir modeling to explore, develop, and optimize production of lithium-rich brine resources.
Calculate brine quality and assess compatibility with DLE flowsheet
