Corelab
 

 

Prof. Dr .M.EL Batanony                                mobile /0101981292

E-mail:  batanony@epri.sci.eg              

 

Deputy Director/ Dr.Mahmoud Ramzy          mobile /0101642084

E-mail: mramzi@epri.sci.eg

 



      EPRI-CoreLab was established in 1995 as a Technical Strategic Alliance Agreement between Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute and Core Laboratories International for providing a comprehensive range of core analyses and sedimentology. EPRI-CoreLab is totally committed to a program of investment ensuring the expansion and  development of the laboratories for the future. For the last ten years, EPRI-CoreLab used to be of service to most of the exploration and production companies working in Egypt.

 


  

                                    Resin Mounting

 


  

                                    Prom Prem

                      

(The center employs Consisting of 5PhD, 3 Msc, 6Bsc holders & 7 Technicians).



List of Equipment at EPRI-CoreLab

 

Rock properties Lab



Item no.

Description

I

Routine core analysis:

1

Core gamma machine (Total & Spectral)

2

Retort oven

3

Soxhlet apparatus

4

Liquid Nitrogen tank of 160 litre copacity

5

Dean-stark apparatus

6

Core photography set up using Digital Camera

(white light and ultraviolet light )

7

Profile permeameter

8

Humidity oven

9

Helium porosimeter

10

Gas permeameter

11

Archimedes bulk volume apparatus

II

Special core analysis

1

Electrical properties set up, ambient and overburden pressure

2

Porous plate capillary pressure cell (up to 35 psi)

3

Porous plate capillary pressure cell (up to 200 psi)

4

Mercury injection panel for capillary pressure

(up to 2000 Psi)

5

High pressure mercury injection panel for capillary pressure

(up to 33000 Psi)

6

Wettability-Amott method

7

Compressibility (rock pore volume)

8

Relative permeability set up (unsteady -state)

9

Relative permeability set up (steady -state) at reservoir Conditions.

III

Petrology

SEM (scanning electroumicroscopy) JEOL

with the following attachments:-

1

EDS (X-ray microanalyser)

2

Back scattard detector

3

Cathodluminescence detector (Visible regien ).

4

Infra red cathodluminescence detector

5

Chemeo system

 

 

Services A

 

  • Core catching
  • Surface core gamma (standard)
  • Core slabbing
  • Resin mounting
  • Preparation of consolidated & unconsolidated samples
  • Residual fluid saturation measurements
  • Helium porosity
  • Air permeability
  • Profile permeability
  • Grain density
  • Digital core photography

 

       White light

       Ultra violet light  

    

  • Service Analysis

Services B


  • Core description and depositional environment interpretation
  • Petrographic study
  • SEM and EDX analysis

 

       - Mineral composition

       - Grain fabrics and texture

       - Three dimentional relationships

       - Details of integranular grain relationships

       - Diagenetic events and their impact on reservoir characteristics (porosity & permeability).


  • X-ray diffration analysis (bulk & Clay fraction)
  • Grain size Distribution
  • Main objectives

       - For the last decade, EPRI introduced and continues introducing special services to both sectors of Petroleum I              ndustry: Upstream and Downstream

  • Co-operation companies

       Khalda, Rashid, Qarun,Lukoil , Petrobel, EPEDECO,GPC