PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

The EGI Geochemistry laboratory provides comprehensive analyses for petroleum systems evaluation, focusing on specialized analysis and integrated interpretation to understand hydrocarbon phase and charge history. We provide customized gas chromatography and mass spectrometry analysis as well as HAWK™ pyrolysis for source rock assessment. Our experts combine petroleum biomarker data and sequence stratigraphy to determine source rock facies and depositional environments. EGI has a library of oils and source rocks for major petroleum provinces in North America, South America, the Caspian region, and East Africa for comparative analysis.

EGI has utilized geophysical methods and data, especially seismic and magnetotelluric, to image and interpret the subsurface structures in various parts of the world. In addition, we have a whole suite of research and tools to analyze well logs for formation evaluation in petroleum basins. EGI hosts a large number of seismic and well log data for our clients.

Recognizing the interdependency of geologic and engineering disciplines, geomechanics bridges classical geoscience and petroleum engineering by acknowledging that all facets of reservoir exploitation, from exploration through abandonment can be improved by evaluating in-situ stresses and deformation and explicitly coupled fluid flow. EGI’s geomechanical expertise provides members with services and potential applications for exploration, well construction, and production and reservoir management.

Geospatial data is crucial for exploration and development success. EGI has the experience and expertise in geospatial data acquisition, data integration, geospatial database development, data analysis, and modeling to help you meet your exploration and development goals.

The compositional variability and heterogeneity of shales represents substantial challenges in evaluating their potential to viably produce oil and gas. Assessment and understanding of the microtectonic/petrofabric (microstructural) history in combination with micro- to nano-scale porosity, permeability and mineralogical controls, is invaluable in improving our ability to locate, trace and supply shale gas and oil more effectively in the future.

The foundation of EGI’s Chronostratigraphy capability is based on the use and integration of composite standards and graphic correlation. Our worldwide paleo-database has been developed over the last five decades, first by BP-Amoco and now by EGI biostratigraphers.

Over 32,000 stratigraphic datums (tops and bases) from thousands of well and outcrop sections are represented in the multi-million-dollar database. They are calibrated to the Geologic Time Scale and provide EGI’s Corporate Associate members with global capabilities for absolute age dating. The absolute age calibration provides high-resolution stratigraphic correlations critical for successful integrative E&P studies, including sequence stratigraphy, depositional reconstructions, basin modeling and stratigraphic trap definition.