Our specialised fluid inclusion and geochemical technologies help industry define subsurface petroleum migration and accumulation processes.
Applications
Fluid inclusion and geochemical technologies are used to reveal the migration pathways and stepwise oil filling history of geological reservoirs. These services have been used in the majority of Australian wells over the last ten years.
This information can be used for numerous petroleum exploration and development decisions such as:
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assessment of oil zone extents
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proximity indicators for oil accumulations
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distinguishing multiple charge events
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assessing source, maturity and physical alteration of petroleum
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compartmentalisation
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trap integrity testing
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calibration of petroleum system models.
Services
We offer the following services:
 | 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™) techniques are useful to oil exploration ventures, providing advanced understanding of the molecular composition of hydrocarbon inclusions. |
 | 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. |
 | 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) is a technique that provides fluorescence fingerprints for oil, surface and oil inclusion extracts from rock samples. |
 | 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™) is a technique used by CSIRO for the petroleum industry to determine water saturation in oil reservoirs. |
 | CSIRO is able to offer thermometrics services - a technique used to establish the water salinity and the time of trapping of inclusions in rocks. |
 | 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. |
We also offer tailored interpretation and integrated research programs. To find out more about our unique research services please contact us.
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