Upstream
We contribute to solving hydrocarbon production and corrosion problems in oil industry facilities, with more than four decades of service backing our experience.
All tests performed comply with the Institutional Quality Management System policies, which in turn comply with Standard NMX-17025 –IMNC-2006 ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’.
The Laboratory, in its Well Production and Productivity Section, helps to establish the level of incidence (current or future) of flow assurance problems in reservoir-well-surface production systems due to organic (asphaltenes and paraffins) and inorganic deposition problems.
During the evaluation of wells in the production decline stage, the laboratory provides support to restore and/or increase their productivity by evaluating rock samples, formation fluids, organic and inorganic deposits, and systems used in well stimulation treatments and return fluids.
In the Corrosion Section, the Laboratory supports the control of internal or external corrosion of overhead, submerged or buried steel structures used in the production or transport of hydrocarbons.
Laboratory capabilities
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High-resolution liquid chromatograph.
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Dropping point equipment.
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Rheometers.
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Densimeters.
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Viscometers.
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Salinometers.
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Thermal centrifuges. Rotoevaporators.
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Low and high torque stirrers.
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Analytical balances.
Laboratory capabilities in the field of corrosion
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Potentiostats-Galvanostats.
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Rotating Cylinder Electrodes.
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Wheel Test.
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Rotating cage for high-pressure and high-temperature corrosion testing.
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Equipment for stress corrosion testing Chandler Corrosion Cells.
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Brookfield Viscometers.
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Salt Spray Chamber.
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Humidity Chamber. Thickness Gauges Ultraviolet Chamber.
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Potentiometers.
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Analytical Balances.
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Flow cytometer Microplate fluorometer Freeze dryer.
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Incubators.
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Autoclaves.
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Digital colony counters.
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UV-Vis spectrophotometers.
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Nano Drop spectrophotometer.
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Laminar flow hoods and microbiological incubator.
Types of tests
Quantification of SARA fractions
Crude oils by high - performance liquid chromatography
Physicochemical characterisation of crude oils and formation water
Compatibility testing of crude oil emulsion with acid systems
Asphaltene
electrodeposition testing
Displacement tests on formation rock cores
Inhibition efficiency testing
For organic deposits and mineral incrustations with chemical products.
Evaluation of rock samples, formation fluids, organic and inorganic deposits
Compatibility between the Acid Stimulation System and crude oil
Solubility of cuttings
or cores in well stimulation systems
Determination of iron, manganese and barium in aqueous media
Determination of the nature and dissolution of solids
Characterisation of well stimulation systems and flowback fluids
Upstream
Characterisation of Synthetic and Natural Materials
Characterisation of the chemical composition of materials.
Petrophysics and PVT Analysis
Studies of geological, petrophysical and dynamic characteristics for storage control.
Organic Geochemistry
Identification of fluid heterogeneities.
Hydrocarbon Production and Corrosion Control
Solutions to internal and external corrosion problems in oil industry facilities.
Well Drilling, Completion and Maintenance
Determines geostress, casing pipe settlement (PSs), hole geometry.
Hydrocarbon Recovery
Study of primary, secondary and enhanced recovery processes under reservoir conditions.
Downstream
Pilot Plants and Catalyst Scaling
Scaling of catalytic materials; evaluation of processes in microplants and microsystem materials.
Environmental Analysis
Determination of metals by atomic absorption, analysis of the Stiff and Davis stability index.
Chemical Analysis
Technologies to maintain and increase hydrocarbon production, ensuring a constant flow.
Thermodynamics and Chemical Synthesis
Determination of physicochemical properties, phase equilibrium, and chemical equilibrium.
Physical Analysis
Optimisation of industrial process performance, focusing on increasing production.
Combustion Systems
Assessment of the fossil fuel combustion process, mitigating its environmental impact.
