The GeoSpec benchtop NMR analyzer is designed to assess crucial properties of rocks, reservoirs, and fluids. It measures total oil and water volume, content, porosity, permeability, capillary pressure, wettability, and fluid saturation. By characterizing rock cores under high pressure and core flooding conditions, GeoSpec instruments enhance Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and support carbon dioxide sequestration in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) initiatives. The GeoSpec replicates the function of NMR logging tools in the lab, using high-pressure cells that operate at temperatures up to 100°C.
Recognized as the industry-standard benchtop NMR rock core analyzer, GeoSpec is widely installed in major oil producers and SCAL laboratories globally, capable of handling core samples from ½ to 2 inches in diameter. It includes integrated Green Imaging Technologies (GIT) LithoMetrix software and comprehensive accessories, facilitating both routine rock core analysis and advanced petrophysics research without requiring NMR expertise.
The GeoSpec Core Analyzer 2 MHz models routinely measure relaxation distributions, predicting basic petrophysical parameters like porosity and free and bound fluid determinations from T₂ values. Higher field models (12 and 23 MHz) are designed for high sensitivity applications, including low porosity samples and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) that utilize 3D gradients.
- Industry standard: Widely adopted by oil companies, service providers, and academia globally.
- Unique information: NMR core analysis delivers fluid behavior insights not accessible through other techniques.
- Wide range of applications: Suitable for various uses, from basic porosity measurements to fluid typing, capillary pressure, gas isotherms, and beyond.
- Comprehensive applications software: Proprietary, user-friendly software by Green Imaging Technologies.
- Three models, to suit all user requirements:
- 23 MHz for the highest sensitivity measurements on small samples.
- 12 MHz for increased sensitivity on low porosity samples, or to decrease measurement time.
- 2 MHz to reduce artefacts caused by ferromagnetic material in the samples and to mimic the operation of NMR logging tools.
- Software:Includes LithoMetrix software from Green Imaging Technologies, featuring 2D maps, diffusion studies, capillary pressure, saturation profiles, and optional 3D imaging.
- Q-Sense technology: Ensures short echo times to detect small pores and improve porosity measurement accuracy.
- Overburden cells: High-pressure P5 (5,000 psi, 1.5-inch cores) and P10 cells (10,000 psi, 1-inch cores) for GeoSpec 2 and 12, operating up to 100ºC, facilitate core flooding experiments near maximum confining pressures.
- Range of probe sizes: Ranges from ½ inch to 2 inches in diameter, ensuring efficient measurement of various core sizes.
- Project database: racks all samples and measurements, as well as instrument performance and calibration data.
- Pulsed field gradients options: Enables advanced measurements such as capillary pressure, saturation profiles, and 2D data analysis for fluid typing.
Options
| Model |
Operating frequency |
Maximum sample diameter |
Gradients |
Software |
| GeoSpec 12/53 1D |
12 MHz |
53 mm |
1-D |
LithoMetrix |
| GeoSpec 12/53 1D GIT ADV |
12 MHz |
53 mm |
1-D |
GIT Advanced |
| GeoSpec 12/53 1D GIT IMG |
12 MHz |
53 mm |
3-D |
GIT Advanced Imaging |
| GeoSpec 12/53 BASIC |
12 MHz |
53 mm |
no gradients |
LithoMetrix |
| GeoSpec 2/100 AdV |
2 MHz |
100 mm |
1-D |
GIT Advanced |
| GeoSpec 2/100 BASIC |
2 MHz |
100 mm |
no gradients |
LithoMetrix |
| GeoSpec 2/53 Adv |
2 MHz |
53 mm |
1-D |
GIT Advanced |
| GeoSpec 2/53 BASIC |
2 MHz |
53 mm |
no gradients |
LithoMetrix |
| GeoSpec 2/75 ADV |
2 MHz |
75 mm |
1-D |
GIT Advanced |
| GeoSpec 2/75 BASIC |
2 MHz |
75 mm |
no gradients |
LithoMetrix |