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Coalbed Methane and Shale Gas Tests

Unconventional Gas Reservoir Gas Compositon and other Measurements

Intertek performs gas composition and isotope measurements on unconventional gas reservoirs like coalbed methane and shale gas. Expertise includes adsorption isotherm analysis which measures the total amount of gas that coal or shale can absorb to evaluate the saturation level of the reservoir. Isotherms are performed at reservoir temperature and at increments up to 5000 psi. The Intertek Westport laboratory provides world-class expertise in unconventional gas analysis and evaluation.

Coal-bed Methane and Shale Gas Testing Services include:

• On-site core catching and desorption
• Long Term Desorption to evaluate sorbed phase gas
  volumes
• Residual Gas
• Lost gas calculations
• Lithological Description
• Bulk Density Measurements
• CT Scan imaging
• Gas Content calculations (SCF/Ton)
• Dry, Ash-free basis calculations
• Shale permeability
• Porosity
• Source rock maturity

• Proximate Analysis
• Photography
• Cleat Orientation
• Adsorption Isotherms/ Langmuir coefficients
• Capillary Pressure
• Liquid Permeability
• Relative Permeability
• Geomechanical Properties
• SEM photomicrographs
• X-Ray Diffraction Mineralogy

Related Unconventional Reservoir Information:

• Coalbed Methane and Shale Gas Evaluation
• Unconventional Reservoirs