GeoLab Research Center

Research

Among GeoLab’s objectives are:

  • organization and implementation of laboratory tests and analyses of geological research objects for third-party organizations on the basis of business contracts;
  • timely provision of the obtained research results to customers in accordance with the terms of the concluded contracts;
  • implementation of the obtained research results in the educational process in higher education;
  • accreditation of GeoLab in accordance with the requirements of Russian legislation;
  • implementation, development and continuous improvement of the quality management system.

GeoLab comducts tests and analytical studies in the following areas:

  • petrophysical research methods;
  • geochemistry of fossil fuels;
  • phase analysis;
  • hydrogeochemical research methods;
  • isotope and elemental analysis;
  • petrochemical analysis.

The lab is accredited in accordance with national regulations.

Lab Head

Danis Nurgaliev

Director, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies

Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences

Phone: + 7 (843) 233-74-01

E-mail: Danis.Nourgaliev@kpfu.ru

 

Equipment

System for pyrolytic studies, including an EGA/PY-3030D pyrolytic cell (Frontier Lab, Japan) and a 7890B chromatograph with a 5977B mass selective detector (Agilent, USA)

Determination of the main pyrolytic indicators of oil source rocks, including S1, S2, S3, Tmax

 

X-ray diffractometer Shimadzu XRD-7000S (Japan)

Designed for a wide range of studies: X-ray phase analysis of any crystalline materials. It has a high-temperature chamber to control phase transitions when temperatures change. The software allows for qualitative and quantitative analysis using a computer licensed international database.

 

 

 

 

 

High-resolution atomic absorption spectrometer with a continuous spectrum source for flame, hydride and graphite analysis techniques – contrAA-700 (Germany)

Ability to determine the concentrations of 67 elements in liquid and solid media using one short-arc xenon lamp; detection limits for most of the components are 10-5-10-3 ppm (in the analysis of solid media, the sensitivity is reduced by 8-10%).

 

 

 

 

Installation for measuring electrical and elastic properties under conditions simulating reservoir “PIK-UZ-EP”Designed to determine the electrical and elastic properties of core samples under conditions simulating reservoir.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated ionic water analysis system based on Dionex ICS-1600 chromatographs

The system allows you to automatically determine with high sensitivity the concentrations in aqueous media of the following ions: SO42-, Cl–, NO3–, NO2–, PO43-, F–, Br–, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, NH4+, Li+.

 

 

 

 

 

Stabinger Viscometer: SVM 3000 Anton Paar

Study of kinematic and dynamic viscosity and density at various temperatures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rheometer MCR 302 Anton Paar

Study of the rheological properties of low-viscosity and high-viscosity substances, oil, bitumen, oil products, road surfaces, asphalts, resins, polymer solutions, gel-like materials.