METHANE

CritiCal Coal bed methane analyses. INNOVATIONS Equipment•Adsorptionisotherm

apparatuswithhigh sensitivitytemperatureandpressuremeasurementsspecificallydesignedforCBMreservoirs

Processes•Lowrateinsitupermeabil-

itytestingforcoals

Technologies•“Core-FreeCDP”serviceto

predictthecriticaldesorp-tionpressure(CDP)ofcoalwithoutcoredesorption

•DevelopedproprietarywelltestanalysissoftwaretocalculatethepermeabilityofCBMreservoirsunderchangingpermeabilityconditions

HISTORY

Experience•Largestsorptionlaboratory

intheworld•Awardedover$25,000,000

inresearchanddevelop-mentwork

•Conductedamulti-milliondollar,multi-yearprojectthatresultedinlessthan±5%variancewhenpre-dictingreservoirstoragecapacity

•Developedsampleselectionprotocolstomaximizevaluewhilereducingcosts

Papers/Studies•AuthoredtheGasResearch

Institutebooksongascontentandreservoirengineering

•Over800+wellstudiesin30+basinswith150+clients

•Morethan100technicalpublicationsandhundredsofindustrypresentations

Whenyouhavetoaccuratelydeterminethevolumeofgas-in-placeandgasrecoveryfromacoalbedmethanereservoir–andmakeinformedproductiondecisions–Weatherford laboratoriesistherightanalyticalpartner. Ourknow-howrangesfromsamplecollectionandanalysistoformationevaluationandreservoirengineering.Weatherford laboratories’experienceincludesover800+wellstudiesin30+basinswith150+clientsoverthepast15years,morethan100technicalpublicationsaboutcoalbedmethaneanalysis,andhundredsofindustrypresentations,underscoringour“frontierandemerginggasresourceexpertise.” Ourground-breakingfocusondesorptionworkthroughcanisterexperimentshaspaidoffforCBMplaystimeaftertime.Aroundtheworld,Weatherford laboratoriesoffersyoucomprehensiveandintegratedanalyses,givingyouthebestpossibleunderstandingofhowtoproduceyourreservoir. CoalbedgasproductionisundercommercialdevelopmentthroughoutNorthAmerica,Europe,Australia,SouthernAfricaandChina–whichiswhywe’retheretoo:Wearetheexperiencedanalyticalpartneryou’relookingfor.

experienCe & innovation make your Cbm plays pay off.

Gas Content Analysis Determinesthetotalvolumeof gaspresentinafreshlycut reservoirsample(core)

Wellsite Canister Desorption Primarytooltoquantifythevolume andqualityofgastodetermine commercialpotential

Desorbed Gas Composition Identifiesthefractionationofgas overthelifeofthedesorption historytodetermineatotalinsitu gascompositionandtheneedfor multiplegasisothermdata

Adsorption Isotherm Accuratelydeterminesthevolume ofgasthatcanbestoredthrough sorptionatreservoirtemperature andpressureconditions

Clastic Sedimentology Classifiesinterburdenand depositionalenvironment

Maturity Assessment Determinescoalrankandaidsin thedeterminationofcoalproperties

Effective Permeability Determinesthroughwelltesting thekeypropertycontrollinggas producibilityofCBMreservoirs

Gas Saturation Usingcombinedgascontentand gasstoragedata,predictsthe criticaldesorptionpressure(CDP) whenCBMgasproductionwillstart

Gas In Place Predictsthetotalvolumeof gasinthereservoir

TURNKEYSERVICES SUPPORTYOUR COAL BED METHANE PLAYS.

WELLSITE•WellsitePersonnelfor

CoreStabilization, Packaging&Transport

•Aluminum4x4x4Core TransportContainers

•PortableWellsiteGamma•WellsitePlugDrillingfor

SaturationStudiesCORE PROCESSING•SpecializedSlabbing

TechniquestoOptimizePhotographyand SedimentologicalStudies

•SpecializedPlugging TechniquestoPreserve As-ReceivedSaturations

•ProprietaryProcedurestoMinimizeEvaporation

PHOTOGRAPHY•HighResolutionCore

PhotographyinMultipleFormats

CORE STORAGE & VIEWING•CoreStorageFacilitiesat

5TemperaturesRangingfromAmbienttoDryIce

•State-of-the-ArtCore ViewingRooms

PROJECT MANAGEMENT•SecuredClientWebsitesfor

DataRetrieval&Archival

•CoreTrac™:InternalManagementInformationSystemforProjectTracking,AccessibleWorldwide

Coal bed methane laboratory tests

AtWeatherford laboratories,weholdfasttoHigherStandards. Ourpurposeistocontinuallypushpastconventionalsolutionstofindnewandbetterwaystooptimizeoilandgasproduction. With38laboratoriesaroundtheglobe,ourteamraisesthebarforwellsitesampling,coremanagementservices,geochemicalanalyses,andevaluationoftraditionalandunconventionalreservoirs. at Weatherford laboratories, we expect more from ourselves so you can expect more from us.

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PETROLOGYDetailedCore&FractureDescriptions

GEOCHEMISTRYOrganicPetrology(Ro,MaceralAnalysis)CollectionandAnalysisofDrillCuttings

GAS CONTENT ANALYSISTotalGasContentAnalysisGasIsotopeAnalysisAdsorbedGasStorageCapacity

OTHER TESTSHeliumGrainDensityProximateAnalysisUltimateAnalysisGrossCalorificValue(BTU/lbm)Sulfur-In-AshAnalysisInSituMoistureAnalysisPetrographicAnalysis

38 LABORATORY LOCATIONS IN 18 COUNTRIES

NORTH AMERICACanadaUnitedStates

EUROPENorwayUnitedKingdom LATIN AMERICABrazilMexicoTrinidadVenezuela

MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICAKuwaitLibyaOmanSaudiArabiaUnitedArabEmirates ASIA PACIFIC AustraliaIndiaMalaysiaThailandNewZealand

Forcontactinformation,pleasevisitourwebsite:www.weatherfordlabs.com

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COUNTRIES

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