SALT AND CAPROCK CORE RECOVERY & MANAGEMENT
Diligent core handling and management is crucial for preserving rock properties in its in-situ condition
Preserving the core in its original condition and avoiding any damage that could alter its in-situ properties is crucial for accurate geotechnical lab testing. Salt and caprock cores are very delicate and must be handled differently than conventional cores. Caution must be exercised to prevent excessing handling, freezing, and moisture loss.
At Wellsite
BGES offers a mobile facility designed to safely preserve and transport caprock core from job sites. Damage to cores during transportation is very common, potentially making them inadequate for geotechnical lab testing. As a result, caprock core must be handled by specialized core handlers. The core is transported using our environmentally-controlled transport unit to BGES’ dedicated lab in Calgary for processing and storage.
At the Lab
Upon arrival at our Calgary geotechnical laboratory, cores are CT scanned with optional depth correlation, inspected, photographed, geologically logged, and carefully stored in an environmentally-controlled room when not in use. Our geotechnical experts will work with clients to select samples for physical property testing.
Applications
Geomechanical modelling is important for a subsurface cavern at different stages of its lifecycle. Reliable geomechanical models are highly dependent on input data from geotechnical lab tests, and diligent core management is key to any successful geotehnical lab tests.
Features & Benefits
BGES is a provider of end-to-end geotechnical lab testing solutions for salt caverns. From core preservation at the wellsite to lab testing and numerical modelling, can be coordinated through a single-source supplier. A final integrated report prepared by a technical professional will be ready for regulatory submission.
Operations
At the wellsite, BGES will provide a mobile facility and specialized handlers to preserve the collected cores. Using specially-designed environmentally-controlled unit, cores are transported to our geotechnical lab in Calgary for processing and storage.
Integration of Services
From wellsite core collection, geotechnical lab testing, cased-hole logging, reservoir and caprock injection testing, data analyses, project management, regulatory reporting, to computer simulation and numerical modelling, our comprehensive and customizable service model offers maximum flexibility for our clients.