Petrographic Services

Applications of petrographic studies

• Digital imaging of thin sections and pore systems
• Microfacies and porosity data in support of core descriptions.
• Microfacies analysis and porosity information from cuttings samples for facies and sequence stratigraphic interpretation of uncored wells.
• Paragenetic sequences using cathodoluminescence.
• Rock typing for reservoir modelling.
• Matching rock types and pore systems to wireline log response and calibration of petrophysical models.

We use Nikon polarising microscopes with PixeLINK camera for petrographic imaging and a dedicated low light camera for CL imaging. We also produce high resolution ppl and polarised light scanned thin section images in-house. Image analysis and quantitative petrographic data (compatible with Touchstone) may also be collected using Petrog and Image ProPlus software.