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    QEMSCAN

    Fugro Robertson Automated Mineralogical Systems

    State-of the-art technology

    Fugro Robertsons state-of-the-art QEMSCAN (Quantitative

    Evaluation of Minerals by Scanning Electron Microscopy)

    apparatus provides digital imaging, and mineralogical and

    petrological analysis.

    This flagship instrument consists of a base scanning electron

    microscope, equipped with four energy dispersive X-ray detectors,

    a microanalyser and an electronic processing unit designed by

    Intellection. This powerful automated system can acquire and

    process vast amounts of chemical and mineralogical data.

    Features and applications

    12000 mineral analyses per minute

    Objective discrimination of mineral types using robust

    statistical software

    Rapid cuttings analysis/screening

    Grain size, shape analysis

    Rock properties (including porosity and specific gravity

    evaluation)

    Correlation using mineral and chemical data

    Chemostratigraphy

    Provenance evaluation

    Microfossil targeting and imaging

    24 hour operation

  • QEMSCAN

    QEMSCANFully Automated Quantitative Mineralogical Analysis

    QEMSCAN represents an integrated scanning electron

    microscope hardware and cutting edge software suite.

    This allows the fully automated acquisition of quantitative

    mineralogical data from a range of widely available samples -

    including ditch cuttings, core pieces/plugs or plug trims, hand

    specimens, polished thin sections and even slabbed core.

    Up to 16 samples can be loaded into the machine in

    one go and data are captured automatically into the

    Datastore database and manipulated/analysed

    using the iDiscover software suite.

    Detailed Analyses

    Automatic generation and assignment of user modifiable

    lithotypes provides a powerful tool for the analysis and

    characterisation of ditch

    cuttings or core samples.

    High resolution analysis of ditch cuttings and core samples

    provides data such as the volume, shape, orientation and

    size distribution of pores.

    Heavy mineral analyses for sediment

    provenance evaluation and discrimination

    of igneous lithologies.

    Highly detailed grain analyses which

    include grain size, shape and long axis orientation used in

    conjunction with our Core Magnetics analyses.

    Detailed, Repeatable Results

    The QEMSCAN system is capable of capturing up to 12000

    mineralogical point count results every minute.

    Generating high detail datasets at a range of resolutions from a

    quarter of a micron spot sample spacing upward.

    Lower resolution quick look analysis (around 50m spot spacing)

    generates detailed mineralogical data.

    Higher resolution (10m and less) also enables the capture of

    textural and porosity data.

    Datasets

    Fully quantitative QEMSCAN datasets have a wide range of

    uses within the oil and gas industry, most notably:

    Comprehensive chemical and mineralogical

    characterisation of sediments/volcanic suites to assist with

    chemical stratigraphic subdivisions and for the correlation

    of key stratigraphic surfaces. Unique joint workflow with

    XRF/ICP analysis to quantify rare earth elements and aid

    correlative events.

    Detailed mineralogical and textural data obtained from the

    actual rock, generating valuable data for petrophysical/

    wireline log calibration which include specific gravity curves.

    Petroleum Laboratories

    Fugro Robertson Limited is the first dedicated oil and gas

    consultancy to acquire this instrument.

    QEMSCAN is only one of many instruments at our disposal. Our

    Petroleum Laboratories are equipped with a comprehensive array

    of analytical equipment and have been providing analytical services

    for both internal and external clients in the Upstream Oil & Gas

    Sector for 50 years.

  • More information available at WWW.FUGRO-ROBERTSON.COM PRM.1111 Fugro Robertson 2012

    QEMSCAN

    Fugro Robertson

    1961 - 2011Half a Century of Excellence

    Fugro Robertson Inc.6100 HillcroftSuite 720Houston, Texas 77081USATelephone: +1 713 369 6100Email: [email protected]

    Fugro Robertson(Fugro Geodetic (M) Sdn Bhd)11th floor, Wisma Genting28, Jalan Sultan Ismail50250, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTelephone: +603 2166 2433Email: [email protected]

    Fugro Robertson LimitedLlandudnoNorth WalesLL30 1SAUnited KingdomTelephone: +44 (0) 1492 581811Email: [email protected]

    Fugro Robertson

    1961 - 2011Half a Century of Excellence

    Fugro Robertson(Fugro Geoscience Beijing Ltd.)A1206-1209, Ocean International CentreNo. 56 East 4th-Ring Rd., Chaoyang Dist.Beijing, 100025, P.R. ChinaTelephone: +86 (10) 5908 1997Email: [email protected]

    Fugro Robertson LimitedFugro HouseHithercroft Road, WallingfordOxfordshire OX10 9RBUnited KingdomTelephone: +44 (0) 870 402 1200Email: [email protected]

    Our Dedication

    Fugro Robertsons dedication in developing QEMSCAN

    technology has resulted in an overwhelming array of

    proprietary applications and techniques.

    Fugro is an international group servicing the oil and gas,

    construction, minerals and communications industries around the

    world. Fugro collects, processes and interprets data related to the

    surface and sub-surface of the earth and sea, along the coast, on

    land, and from the air.

    Operating since 1962 and now with 200 offices in 45 countries,

    Fugros distinctive Geoscience group identifies, quantifies and

    qualifies hydrocarbon and mineral resources, optimising the

    extraction and production of these natural resources using highly

    specialised staff and advanced technologies.

    Robertson Research was established in 1961 and has nearly 50

    years of experience and data in all oil and gas provinces worldwide.

    Acquired by Fugro in 2001, Fugro Robertson has a staff of over

    200 geologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, economists

    and GIS specialists.