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Field Portable XRD & XRF for Shale Gas Drilling Efficiency

Shale deposits, unconventional rock formations containing natural gas, typically require horizontal wellbore drilling to extract the gas. Lateral lengths of shale gas can be up to 10,000 feet within the shale, traversing in x, y, and z directions, at depths as low as 20,000 feet below the earth's surface. Horizontal drilling utilizes hydraulic fracturing to connect large areas of the reservoir to the well to increase extraction rates from targeted formations.

Field portable XRD & XRF analyzers are ideal tools for finding targeted formations with speed and accuracy. They help maximize the efficiency of expensive drilling operations by quickly finding commercially viable target zones for fracturing the rock while minimizing environmental disruptions.

Portable XRD for Mineralogy

The Terra Field Portable XRD quickly identifies and quantifies the mineralogy of drill cuttings to help find the right location. The Terra directly measures dolomite, chlorite, illite, calcite, pyrite, quartz, albite, clay, feldspar, silicates, aluminosilicates, carbonates, sulfides, apatite and more. The Terra can be used to test along lateral lengths of shale deposits quickly providing mineralogy to help determine fracture potential and reservoir quality. With the Terra portable XRD , cuttings can be analyzed more quickly and at closer intervals to help stay on track.

Terra XRD for Mineralogy

Portable XRF for Metals & Elements

Portable XRF analyzers quickly and accurately identify elements of interest for zone boundaries, fracturability and productivity. Chemical composition of surface and bagged soils, cores and cuttings can be measured rapidly with the DEL TA handheld to determine zone boundaries and fracture potential. Field samples can be collected, split and bagged to analyze for productivity using the Terra for mineralogy and the X-5000 for trace elements, as well as to reveal poorly crystalline or amorphous phases such as phosphates.

Field portable XRD & XRF aid in staying with the lateral shale gas wells as they traverse within the earth. They help keep drilling productive and on course saving time and money as well as minimizing environmental disturbances by reducing unnecessary well drills for sustainable resourcing.

X-5000 Portable XRF for Primary and Trace Elements

Terra Portable XRD for Shale Gas Drilling

The Terra makes it possible to rapidly perform mineral identification and quantification in the field, thus allowing for rapid feedback. The concept of "chasing the vein" of a given mineral strata becomes much easier with a full understanding of the mineral identification as represented in the drill cuttings. The Terra requires loose powders of <100mm which is easily achieved using a simple crusher and sample sieve.

Combined with simple sample preparation, the Terra provides both ease of use and fast analysis. Directly measure clays, quartz, feldspar, dolomite and more with the field portable Terra XRD .

Quantitative Analysis of terra vs present labortatory based XRD analysis

DELTA Handheld and X-5000 Portable XRF Analyzers for Shale Gas Drilling

The DEL TA handheld and X-5000 portable XRF field analyzers make it possible to stay with the vein by identifying and quantifying elements that determine fracturability, productivity, and target zone boundaries. Directly measure the primary elements of interest for fracturability and productivity including Si, Mg, Ca, Al, K, Fe and trace metals V, Cr, U, Th, Mo, and Re. Directly measure the primary elements of interest for target zone boundaries including U, Mo, C, V, Ni, Mn, and Re. Analyze elemental ratios, including Si/Al, Ca/K, Fe/S, Si/Ca and Ca/Mg, for indirect measurements of silicates, aluminosilicates, carbonates, sulfides, clays, quartz, feldspar, dolomite and more. With minimal or no sample preparation, these field portable XRF analyzers measure surface soil, bagged soil, cores and cuttings directly at the site.

X-5000 Portable & Delta Handheld XRF

Products used for this application

Analizadores XRF portátiles DELTA para la minería y la geoquímica

Los analizadores XRF portátiles DELTA para la minería y la geoquímica proporcionan resultados inmediatos que ayudan a determinar los pasos a seguir en el conjunto del proceso: exploración, control del proceso y tenor de mineral, así como la sostenibilidad medioambiental. Son aptos para la detección de metales, minerales y contaminantes sobre el terreno. Permiten llevar a cabo el mapeo instantáneo del metal por medio de las funcionalidades GPS, GIS y XRF y realizar economías de tiempo y dinero.

Sistema XRF portátil Terra

El TERRA es un sistema XRD portátil, de alto rendimiento, completamente cerrado, que funciona con batería e integra las funciones XRD portátiles en un compartimento de haz cerrado, que permite la identificación completa de componentes importantes, menores y de trazas mediante un rápido escaneo XRF de elementos de Ca a U. Su técnica única de preparación mínima de muestras y su compartimiento de muestreo permiten realizar análisis rápidos sobre el terreno.

Sistema XRF portátil X-5000

El sistema XRF portátil X-5000 ofrece la potencia y el rendimiento de un instrumento de laboratorio EDXRF en un formato portátil. Sus principales características son: formado por tubos, compartimiento de haz cerrado, computadora integrada, gran pantalla y teclado virtual. Sin la batería pesa sólo 12,7 kg y es ideal para el análisis de líquidos, sólidos o polvos, tanto en laboratorios móviles como en líneas de inspección de materiales de entrada o salida.