Laboratory Support
The chart below shows the testing capabilities of the IDEC laboratories. The regional, country, and area laboratory capabilities are dependent on the technical needs for supporting the operational requirements of the respective area, country.
Laboratory Classification | Region | Country | Laboratory Classification | Region | Country |
Drilling Fluid Testing | Special Testing | ||||
API Oil-Based Mud Check | • | • | Field Technical Assistance | • | • |
API Water-Based Mud Check | • | • | Pilot Testing | • | • |
Bacterial Activity (Aerobic) | • |
| Tender/Formulation Work | • | • |
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| Completion Fluid Testing | ||
Brookfield Rheology | • |
| Compatibility Testing | • | • |
Cloud Point Determination | • |
| Crystallization Point Deter. | • |
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Conductivity | • |
| Routine Brine Reclamation | • |
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Corrosion Ring Analysis | • | • |
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FANN 50 Rheology |
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| Quality Control Testing | ||
FANN 70, 75, or 77 Rheology | • |
| API Spec 13A Products | • |
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FANN® 90 Dynamic Filtration | • |
| Commodity Products | • |
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Garrett Gas Train (CO2/Sulfide) | • | • | Proprietary Products | • |
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Glycol Content Determination | • |
| Analytical Testing | ||
Lubricity | • | • | Aniline Point | • |
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Particle Size Distribution | • | • | Base Exchange Capacity |
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PHPA Concentration | • | • | Calcimeter | • |
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Solids Analysis (Retort, PSD, MBT) | • | • | Exchangeable Ions |
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Static Aged Properties | • | • | Flash Point | • |
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Stickometer Testing |
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| FTIR Analysis (ID of Organics) |
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Water Activity (Hygrometer) | • | • | GC/MS |
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Drill-In Fluid Testing | HP Kjeldahl Nitrogen Test | • |
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Particle Plugging Test | • | • | HPLC/GPC |
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Return Permeability Test | • |
| ICP Analysis |
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Shale Testing | Ion Chromatography |
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Accretion Tests | • |
| Mercury Analysis |
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CST (with Various Salts) | • |
| Optical Microscope | • |
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Linear Swellmeter Test | • |
| SEM Analysis |
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Methylene Blue on Cuttings/Mud | • | • | SUS/Kinematic Viscosity |
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Moisture Content | • | • | Thermo Gravimetric Analysis |
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Pore Size Analysis |
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| X-Ray Diffraction |
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Shale Erosion Test | • |
| X-Ray Fluorescence |
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