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Calgary Lab Capabilities 

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Lab

  • Four fume hoods

  • Stainless steel ducting for acid work on one

  • Water and nitrogen supply

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  • Storeroom with four flammable storage cabinets

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  • Three additional storage cabinets at the rear

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  • Explosion-proof fridge freezer

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Physical Properties

  • Density

  • RVP

  • pH

  • Wax/Asphaltene Content

  • Melting Point

  • Freeze/Pour Point (-40)

  • BS&W

  • Flash Point (PMCC)

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Blending & Mixing

  • Heidolph SilentCrusher

  • 5000-26000 rpm

  • Good for small scale mixing

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  • Caframo Overhead

  • 20-6000 rpm

  • High Torque

  • Up to 25 L

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  • Silverson L5M-A

  • Mixes up to 20 L

  • Up to 8000 rpm

  • Interchangeable heads

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  • Waring Blender

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Synthesis Equipment

  • Well equipped for organic synthesis and purification

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  • Bϋchi Rotary Evaporator

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  • Kugelrohr Short Path Distillation Apparatus

  • Used to distill small amounts of compounds with high boiling points

  • Operates up to 300 ºC

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Viscosity Testing

  • Chandler 5550

    • HTHP pressure viscometer

    • Hastelloy wetted components

    • Dry carbon block heater

    • Max 2000 psi, 260 ºC

    • B1 and B5 bobs

    • Fully programmable

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  • Fann 35

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Mud Testing

  • Hamilton Beach Mixers

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  • 4-Roller Oven

  • Variable speed control

  • Holds three 500 mL ageing cells

  • Max 232 ºC

  • Programmable Timer

  • Four 500 mL cells (max pressure 2000 psi)

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  • HTHP Filter Press

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  • 10 mL Retort

  • For determining % oil water and solids
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Solvation Testing

  • Used for evaluation of CanSol products with supplied wax samples

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Acid Testing

  • Acid Compatibility

  • Checking for emulsion/sludging issues

  • Acid Solubility Testing

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Corrosion Testing

  • Chandler CP360 Dynamic Corrosion Tester

  • Cells oscillate 180 ° to mix sample

  • Pressurized up to 6000 psi

  • Four cells can be independently heated to to 200° C

  • Liquid Sample volume – 110 mL

  • All wetted components are Hastelloy

  • Typically run 4-6 hour tests

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  • Coupon is placed in bottom half of cell (unsupported). A water pump (N2 powered) is used to pressurise the cell. 

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  • Note – Narrow cells only take coupons narrower that 21 mm

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Analytical Methods

  • Shimadzu GC-2014

  • Shimadzu GC-2014

  • Optimised for GC30

  • Can see up to ~C60+

  • 12 position autosampler

  • Max oven temperature – 400 ºC (350 ºC with current column)​

  • Capable of detecting in the ppb range

  • Mini torch reduces Argon consumption

  • Organic torch for oil analysis

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Water Testing

  • pH

  • Scale Tendency Calculations

  • Specific Gravity ​

  • Resistivity/Refractive Index

  • Oilfield water analysis

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