Grains with oil inclusions (GOI™)

Grains with Oil Inclusions (GOI™) is a petrographic technique for identifying palaeo-oil zones in clastic rocks. It allows us to understand petroleum movement in the subsurface.

Molecular Composition of oil Inclusions (MCI™) service

Molecular Composition of oil Inclusions (MCI™) techniques are useful to oil exploration ventures, providing advanced understanding of the molecular composition of hydrocarbon inclusions.

Frequency of oil inclusions (FOI)

The FOI technique is used for oil exploration to detect oil migration and accumulation in carbonate petroleum systems. It allows us to understand the history of oil accumulation.

QGF and QGF-E

These techniques allow us to understand hydrocarbon migration and accumulation. They detect current and palaeo-oil zones by measuring the fluorescence from hydrocarbons sealed in fluid inclusions and at the surface of siliciclastic rocks.

Total scanning fluorescence (TSF)

Total scanning fluorescence (TSF) is a technique that provides fluorescence fingerprints for oil, surface and oil inclusion extracts from rock samples.

Oil migration intervals (OMI™)

The OMI™ technique is used to determine buoyancy and capillary controls in reservoirs in order to assess the location of oil accumulation.

Resistivity from oil-water inclusions (ROI™)

Resistivity from Oil-water Inclusions (ROI™) is a technique used by CSIRO for the petroleum industry to determine water saturation in oil reservoirs.

Thermometrics

CSIRO is able to offer thermometrics services - a technique used to establish the water salinity and the time of trapping of inclusions in rocks.

Geochemical services and facilities

CSIRO’s world class expertise and capabilities allows us to provide a range of geochemical techniques to analyses the chemical composition of petroleum and extracted hydrocarbons.