Paleontology and Biostratigraphy Studies
Increase the accuracy of your exploration and production activities with high-resolution biostratigraphic studies, incorporating regional and local biological events at the field and/or reservoir scale. These studies support the construction of chrono-stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental frameworks, enabling the correlation and understanding of sequence architecture. Additionally, they allow modeling of heterogeneity, assessment of connectivity, and biosteering of target lithofacies, optimizing processes, reducing geological uncertainty, and mitigating operational risks.
Capabilities
- Multidisciplinary teams of experts and specialists in micro- and nanofossils used in global petroleum exploration.
- Taxonomic, systematic, stratigraphic, and paleoenvironmental expertise in the main fossil groups key to Mexico’s Petroleum Basins.
- Modern, specialized infrastructure for micropaleontological studies, equipped with advanced microscopy technology and laboratories for processing drilling and outcrop samples.
- Innovative analyses using calcareous nanofossils to map groundwater flow in wells, optimizing pressure recovery in oil fields.
- Biostratigraphic analyses with pollen and spores (palynology) in geological areas with scarce marine microfossil evidence.
- Application of advanced biostratigraphy technologies (biosteering) to plan the optimal trajectory in horizontal well drilling, enabling precise access to the most productive areas of the reservoir.
Benefits for the client
- Calibration of geological units at multiple scales, reducing uncertainty and risk in the exploration and modeling of sedimentary basins and petroleum systems.
- Generation of chrono-stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental information to enhance geological understanding, facilitating more accurate decision-making in well location and drilling.
- Identification of key stratigraphic horizons for correlation through the calibration of tops with biostratigraphic data in areas with limited seismic coverage, reducing drilling uncertainty, optimizing operational efficiency, maximizing resource utilization, and lowering costs to increase field profitability.
Services
Scientific and technological support in various exploration disciplines.
Three-dimensional predictions of pore pressure, fracture, overburden and effective stress gradients.
Reduction and assessment of potential geological and topographical risks located on the seabed.
Methodologies for seismic amplitude analysis versus source-receiver distance.
Palaeontological and biostratigraphic services distinguished by their systematic and taxonomic implications.
Determination of depositional environments and sedimentary facies in clastic, carbonate and mixed systems.
Hydrocarbon characterisation and determination of origin.
2D and 3D gravimetric, electromagnetic, and magnetometric models.
Geophysical and geological information, including seismic, magnetometric, gravimetric, gradiometric, and electromagnetic data.
Identification and assessment of volumes in unconventional reservoirs and methane hydrates.
Specialised scientific and technological support in petroleum exploration seismology.
Support for the improvement of technical management and business practices through diagnosis.
