Schlumberger opens new reservoir laboratory in Abu Dhabi

HOUSTON -- Schlumberger is opening a new reservoir and rock analysis laboratory in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This new laboratory supports customers in the Middle East and Asia and complements the company’s existing regional network of laboratories in Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

The Abu Dhabi laboratory features an unparalleled portfolio of core processing and analysis services coupled with advanced digital rock modeling and fluid inclusion technology.

“Opening of the Schlumberger Reservoir Laboratory in Abu Dhabi complements our existing footprint of laboratories in the Middle East, demonstrating our steadfast commitment to the region,” said Wallace Pescarini, president, Testing Services, Schlumberger. “Our customers now have better access to our proprietary technologies, workflows and global domain expertise for achieving the most representative data in mitigating risk and maximizing production.”

The Abu Dhabi laboratory features proprietary CoreFlow digital rock and fluid analytics services for creating 3D reservoir models to simulate flow performance under multiple scenarios. It is also the first Schlumberger laboratory outside of the U.S. to offer FIS fluid inclusion stratigraphy analysis for evaluating the abundance, distribution and composition of hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon species trapped in inclusions in cuttings or core samples.

Schlumberger operates more than 15 rock and fluids analysis laboratories around the world.