Highlights....
GEOTECH aims to keep abreast of current research and development in order to respond to industry’s changing needs. The company has made long-term commitments to develop appropriate methods and techniques eg in the areas of petroleum geochemistry and ecotoxicology.
Commitments...
GEOTECH's R&D commitments are aimed at reducing exploration risks for the oil and gas industry and at achieving considerable savings in the cost of discovering and producing hydrocarbons, both in Australia and overseas.
GEOTECH aims to keep abreast of current research and development in order to respond to industry’s changing needs. The company has made long-term commitments to develop appropriate methods and techniques eg in the areas of petroleum geochemistry and ecotoxicology.
Commitments...
GEOTECH's R&D commitments are aimed at reducing exploration risks for the oil and gas industry and at achieving considerable savings in the cost of discovering and producing hydrocarbons, both in Australia and overseas.
Research And
Development...
A significant point of GEOTECH’s Mission Statement is to develop the company’s capabilities through Research and Development so that an integrated range of services can be offered to clients.
Since 1991, GEOTECH’s R&D work has been on-going, with work being carried out either internally or in conjunction with approved research organisations. Present and past R&D projects include geochemical and petrophysical investigations with applications to oil exploration and production as well as process developments in fuel / lubricant analysis and ecotoxicology projects.
In the field of Organic Geochemistry, GEOTECH has been sponsoring many research projects carried out by the Centre for Petroleum and Environmental Organic Geochemistry (PEOG) at Curtin University of Technology. Projects include the study of the variations in biomarker distributions throughout sedimentary sequences, for example in response to global sea level changes, as well as the use of new biological markers to fingerprint oils and source rocks.
Applications...
Examples of Petroleum Geochemistry R&D projects which have been completed are:
A significant point of GEOTECH’s Mission Statement is to develop the company’s capabilities through Research and Development so that an integrated range of services can be offered to clients.
Since 1991, GEOTECH’s R&D work has been on-going, with work being carried out either internally or in conjunction with approved research organisations. Present and past R&D projects include geochemical and petrophysical investigations with applications to oil exploration and production as well as process developments in fuel / lubricant analysis and ecotoxicology projects.
In the field of Organic Geochemistry, GEOTECH has been sponsoring many research projects carried out by the Centre for Petroleum and Environmental Organic Geochemistry (PEOG) at Curtin University of Technology. Projects include the study of the variations in biomarker distributions throughout sedimentary sequences, for example in response to global sea level changes, as well as the use of new biological markers to fingerprint oils and source rocks.
Applications...
Examples of Petroleum Geochemistry R&D projects which have been completed are:
The development
of a technique to isolate fluid inclusions which allow molecular
geochemistry to be performed. The development
of a sound reservoir geochemistry technique suited to light Australian
oils.
The use of phenols
for assessing water washing in petroleum reservoirs. The quantitative
and qualitative assessment of mud additives used in oil exploration
and production. The use of diamondoids
for assessing the maturity of Australian oils.