Specialized Services

Third party services provided by the National Core Center

The National Hydrocarbons Commission, through the National Core Center, provides Third-Party Services to interested parties. The services are classified into the following categories according to their objective:

NOTE: The technical file of each service will be displayed by clicking on the name of the service.

1. BASIC PETROPHYSICS SERVICES

^Concept

^{Measurement Unit}

^Cost^(Pesos)

^Dean-Stark

^{Plug sample}

^1,020.08

^{Measurement of porosity, permeability, and density of the rock in a plug sample or a Sidewall core at ambient conditions and confining pressure}

^{Plug sample or sidewall core}

^7,876.08

2. LABORATORY STUDIES OF MECHANICS - ROCK

^#	^Concept	^{Measurement Unit}	^Cost ^(Pesos)
¹	^{Triaxial tests to determine static modules (Young's module, shear, Poisson's ratio) in plug samples}	^{Plug sample}	^37,465.78
²	^{Triaxial tests to determine the Mohr Coulomb envelope}	^{Plug sample}	^56,580.55
³	^{Determination of the pore volume compressibility coefficient in a plug sample under uniaxial deformation regime (PCVP)}	^{Plug sample}	^93,470.90
⁴	^{Determination of the Biot coefficient}	^{Per service}	^129,980.41
⁵	^{Thick Wall Cylinder (TWC) Hydrostatic Test}	^{Plug sample}	^53,521.35
⁶	^{Brazilian Test of the tensile strength of the hardness and rigidity of the rock}	^{Per sample}	^14,017.50
⁷	^{Compressibility of Porous Volume by hydrostatic PVC}	^{Plug sample}	^64,226.45

3. RESERVOIR FLUID STUDIES

^#	^Concept	^{Measurement unit}	^Cost ^(Pesos)
¹	^{PVT Compositional Analysis for Black Oil with samples taken at bottom}	^Analysis	^1,497,852.80
²	^{PVT Compositional Analysis for Volatile Oil with samples taken on the surface or bottom}	^Analysis	^1,191,424.36
³	^{PVT Compositional Analysis for Gas and Condensate taken at surface}	^Analysis	^1,015,764.15
⁴	^{Gas composition C1 to C11+ by the chromatography technique, from Methane to C11+}	^Analysis	^10,705.11
⁵	^{Analysis of oils by the SARA method}	^Analysis	^87,927.93
⁶	^{API gravity determination}	^{Per rock sample}	^3,211.95
⁷	^{Routine water analysis (Stiff Analysis). including anions, cations, resistivity, pH, etc}	^{Per water sample}	^22,937.72
⁸	^{Composition analysis by Fluid Chromatography +C36}	^{Per oil sample}	^32,113.23
⁹	^{Analysis of biomarkers (GC-MS) in oil samples}	^{Per oil sample}	^68,813.16
¹⁰	^{Biomarker analysis results interpretation service}	^{Per sample interpretation}	^35,983.26

4. INITIAL PROCESSING SERVICE

^#	^Concept	^{Measurement unit}	^Cost ^(Pesos)
¹	^{Spectral Gamma Ray service in full diameter and/or sectioned core, per meter}	^{Per meter}	^2,509.92
²	^{CT scanner tomography of rock fragment, axial section}	^{Per shot}	^1,032.64
³	^{Full diameter 360° circumferential core image of uncut core}	^{Per meter}	^6,754.51
⁴	^{Megascopic lithological description, per sample}	^{Per each rock sample}	^1,274.32

5. LABORATORY GEOLOGICAL STUDIES

^#	^Concept	^{Measurement Unit}	^Cost ^(Pesos)
¹	^{X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, includes Total and clay fraction, service per sample}	^{Per each rock sample}	^12,106.02
²	^{X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy, per rock fragment}	^{Per each rock fragment}	^7,271.35
³	^{Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) plus Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) analysis, per sample}	^{Per each rock fragment}	^10,577.47
⁴	^{Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)}	^{Per each rock fragment}	^6,754.51
⁵	^{PartSizsm Granulometric Laser Sieve Sieve Analysis (LPSA) PartSizsm}	^{Per each sample}	^2,294.40
⁶	^{Biostratigraphic Analysis by Micropaleontology of planktonic and benthic Foraminifera from the Tertiary and Mesozoic}	^{Per each rock sample}	^6,371.59
⁷	^{Petrographic description and basic diagenesis}	^{Per each sample or sheet}	^12,223.00
⁸	^{Sedimentary and paleoenvironmental description of the core}	^{Per each meter}	^5,734.43
⁹	^{Analysis by fluorescence microscopy}	^{Per each sample or sheet}	^9,175.51
¹⁰	^{Biostratigraphic analysis of calcareous nanoplankton}	^{Per each sample or sheet}	^3,211.95
¹¹	^{Biostratigraphic analysis of palynology}	^{Per each sample or sheet}	^7,901.19

6. ADVANCED ROCK PROPERTIES / RESERVOIR ENGINEERING TESTS

^#	^Concept	^{Measurement Unit}	^Cost ^(Pesos)
¹	^{Capillary pressure test for an oil-water system by the porous plate technique at laboratory conditions}	^Plug	^44,601.12
²	^{Capillary pressure test for a gas-water system by the porous plate technique at laboratory conditions}	^Plug	^44,601.12
³	^{Capillary pressure test by centrifugal technique oil-water system (imbibition and drain) at laboratory conditions}	^Plug	^152,918.13
⁴	^{Magnetic resonance plug measurement at T2 measurements at 100% Sw and Swi, 100% s at ambient conditions and without confinement stress}	^Plug	^27,015.96
⁵	^{Wettability analysis by the Amott method to samples of plugs or Sidewall Core}	^{Plug or Sidewall Core}	^49,698.39
⁶	^{Wettability analysis by the USBM method to plug samples or Sidewall Core}	^{Plug or Sidewall Core}	^54,031.91
⁷	^{Capillary pressure test by the Mercury injection technique in a rock fragment}	^Fragment	^12,157.28
⁸	^{Analysis of relative permeability water-oil or gas-water or gas-oil at steady state and net confining pressure}	^Plug	^152,280.98
⁹	^{Analysis of relative permeability water-oil or gas-water or gas-oil in transitory state and net confining pressure}	^Plug	^59,255.78
¹⁰	^{Rock-Fluid Compatibility Tests at ambient pressure conditions}	^Plug	^21,026.24
¹¹	^{Critical Speed Assessment - Single Phase – Ambient Temperature}	^Plug	^58,618.62
¹²	^{Critical Speed Evaluation - Two Phase – Ambient Temperature}	^Plug	^63,715.89
¹³	^{Synthetic oil preparation up to 5 gallons}	^{Per oil preparation}	^15,291.81
¹⁴	^{Restoration and/or Aging of plug or Side Wall core}	^{Plug or Sidewall Core}	^17,586.21
¹⁵	^{Determination of electrical properties of Formation Factor (F.F.) and Resistivity Index (R.I.) in plug samples and/or wall cores at confining pressure}	^{Per plug/per Sidewall Core/per sample}	^67,538.84
¹⁶	^{Cation exchange by the Co-Cw technique at confining pressure}	^Plug	^38,229.53
¹⁷	^{Return permeability to oil or water (two-phase test) at ambient temperature}	^Plug	^151,006.66
¹⁸	^{Displacement studies with CO2 or N2, in plug (EOR)}	^{Per concentration}	^387,647.89
¹⁹	^{Displacement tests with Water alternated with Natural Gas (WAG) in plug}	^Injection	^550,505.28

7. CORE STORE SERVICE

^#	^Concept	^{Measurement Unit}	^Cost ^(Pesos)
¹	^{Sample evaluation specialist service}	^{Per day}	^26,699.99
²	^{Request to determine the weight of drilling cuttings in grams, for each interval}	^{Per interval}	^9.42
³	^{Request for inventory records, for each request}	^{Per request}	^644.48

EQUIPMENT / FACILITIES

The growth and development of the National Core Center has the primary objective of safeguarding and increasing the number of rock and oil samples, which in turn must lead to an increase in their use for research and new geological/petroleum knowledge acquisition.

Derived from the above, each branch of the Core Center will have the following characteristics and equiment:

Open consultation areas (with 20 roller tables)
Private consultation areas (8 offices)
Academic consultation areas (2 rooms with capacity for thirty people)

_{Note:
The usage fees are unitary, the amount payable will round to pesos without cents for the payment to be processed in the e5cinco system.}

GEOLOGICAL SAMPLE EXHIBITION AND CONSULATION

A service that enables the user select the type of sample
and interval of interest. This service is only available
inside the facilities of the Core Center. Basic service
can be provided, as well as a specialized service,
including microscope use and a basic kit for geological
sample description
(tray, dissecting needles, pliers, 10% hydrochloric acid)

_{Note:
The usage fees are unitary, the amount payable will round to pesos
without cents for the payment to be processed in the e5cinco system.}

LOAN OF PHYSICAL SAMPLES

Service in which the user will request the non-exclusive use
of the Physical Samples, as a loan and for a maximum period of six months, without implying the right to commercial use of the Physical Samples granted as a loan.

_{Note:
The usage fees are unitary, the amount payable will round to pesos
without cents for the payment to be processed in the e5cinco system.}

SPECIAL SERVICES

Service in which the user selects the type of sample and the interval of interest in order to carry out a specialized service.

▪️ Sample cutting of plug and core pad.

▪️ Development of thin film.

▪️ High resolution imaging of Core.

▪️ High resolution imaging of Thin Film

_Note:
_{The usage fees are unitary, the amount payable will round to pesos
without cents for the payment to be processed in the e5cinco system.}

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^{Phone: +52 (55) 4774-6500 EXT: 6535 y 6537
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