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Our petroleum laboratory offers both internal and external services, namely:
- biostratigraphic studies;
- geochemical and physico-chemical analysis;
- petrographic, mineralogical and sedimentological studies and analysis.
Biostratigraphic studies:
Our services in this area include:
- foraminifera studies during which we carry out:
- extraction of foraminifera;
- blade design;
- observation;
- identification and determination;
- interpretation.
- calcareous nannofossil studies covering:
- extraction of nannofossils;
- the assembly of the blades;
- interpretation.
- palynological studies including:
- the extraction of palynomorphs(spores, pollen, Acritarches, …);
- characterization of the maturation of organic materials;
- the assembly of the palynological and palynofacies slides;
- interpretation.
Geochemical and physicochemical analyses
These analyses include:
- physico-chemical analyses which relate to:
- viscosity;
- water and sediment content;
- density;
- flash point;
- conradson residue.
- geochemical analyses including:
- bedrock evaluation;
- kerogens characterisation;
- thin layer chromatography (SARA: Saturated Aromatic Resin Asphalt)..
- other services including:
- water analysis: Hydrocarbons dosage, pH measurement, salinity, alkalinity, …;
- sludge analysis: density, Hydrocarbons dosage, …
- plugs conditioning.
Petrographic, mineralogical and sedimentological studies and analyses
Our expertise in this area consists of:
- petrographic studies including studies and making of thin sections (thin section polished section, thin section covered) as well as vacuum impregnation.
- mineralogical studies including sample preparation before mineralogical studies, qualitative as well as quantitative mineralogical analyses.
- sedimentological studies including sample preparation, dry particle size analysis, grain morphoscopic analysis, grain mineral studies and interpretation as well as study report.