Reservoir Group member company Kirk Petrophysics, has developed new innovative systems associated with heavy oil sands core analysis – making the complex process more efficient than existing techniques.

The company has developed its solid phase multi-sample extraction method – CEPSat – as a rapid and economical oil recovery tool which can help inform critical decisions for operators within the heavy oil arena.

Other commonly-used processes include single-sample solvent distillation method Dean Stark (DS) and Low field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (LNMR) – both of which have been proven to be less efficient than the CEPSat technique.

Jean-Valery Garcia, managing director of Kirk Petrophysics, said: “Heavy oil sands are of critical importance to the global energy industry and optimizing operations is at the front of mind for all operators, particularly as demand for the commodity rises.

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