Mobile analysis solutions accelerate decisions and enable CCUS pilot success
SLB deployed Lab Express™ mobile analysis solutions to deliver onsite, laboratory-grade compositional analysis for a CCUS pilot project. What previously required approximately two weeks—sample mobilization, bottle logistics, and laboratory analysis—was completed in minutes. The near‑real‑time results enabled rapid fluids model updates, supported operational decision making, and reduced uncertainty.
Pilot projects for production enhancement and geological carbon storage require accurate, high-frequency gas composition data to support operational decisions during baseline production, injection, and flowback.
The conventional workflow involves mobilizing a sampling crew, collecting pressurized bottle samples, shipping them to an offsite laboratory, and waiting for analytical results before data becomes available. This process typically takes approximately two weeks, requires additional logistics and equipment rentals, and increases the risk of sample degradation and HSE exposure.
The customer’s objective was to obtain accurate gas composition data in near-real time without the delays, added costs, and coordination associated with traditional workflows. They required laboratory-grade compositional data to support the evolving operational program and to provide direct input for reservoir simulation of CO2-assisted condensate recovery and material‑balance evaluation of CO2 sequestration efficiency.
SLB deployed fit-for-purpose instrumentation capable of matching laboratory-grade standards under wellsite conditions, operating continuously throughout the project.
Lab Express solution generated compositional results within minutes while maintaining rigorous verification practices, minimizing sample handling and transport, and ensuring consistent data quality in field conditions.
Updated fluids parameters were incorporated in near-real time, enabling immediate operational decisions and recalibration of reservoir models. The workflow compressed a two-week analytical cycle into hours, supporting efficient execution of the pilot program.
