Fugro Robertson Automated Mineralogical Systems

State-of the-art technology

Fugro Robertsons state-of-the-art QEMSCAN (Quantitative
Evaluation of Minerals by Scanning Electron Microscopy)
apparatus provides digital imaging, and mineralogical and
petrological analysis.
This flagship instrument consists of a base scanning electron
microscope, equipped with four energy dispersive X-ray detectors,
a microanalyser and an electronic processing unit designed by
Intellection. This powerful automated system can acquire and
process vast amounts of chemical and mineralogical data.

Features and applications

12000 mineral analyses per minute
Objective discrimination of mineral types using robust
statistical software
Rapid cuttings analysis/screening
Grain size, shape analysis
Rock properties (including porosity and specific gravity
evaluation)
Correlation using mineral and chemical data
Chemostratigraphy
Provenance evaluation
Microfossil targeting and imaging
24 hour operation

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QEMSCAN

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QEMSCAN

Fully Automated Quantitative Mineralogical Analysis

Detailed Analyses
Automatic generation and assignment of user modifiable
lithotypes provides a powerful tool for the analysis and

QEMSCAN represents an integrated scanning electron

microscope hardware and cutting edge software suite.
This allows the fully automated acquisition of quantitative
mineralogical data from a range of widely available samples including ditch cuttings, core pieces/plugs or plug trims, hand
specimens, polished thin sections and even slabbed core.
Up to 16 samples can be loaded into the machine in
one go and data are captured automatically into the
Datastore database and manipulated/analysed
using the iDiscover software suite.

Detailed, Repeatable Results

The QEMSCAN system is capable of capturing up to 12000
mineralogical point count results every minute.
Generating high detail datasets at a range of resolutions from a
quarter of a micron spot sample spacing upward.
Lower resolution quick look analysis (around 50m spot spacing)
generates detailed mineralogical data.
Higher resolution (10m and less) also enables the capture of
textural and porosity data.

Datasets

Petroleum Laboratories

Fully quantitative QEMSCAN datasets have a wide range of

Fugro Robertson Limited is the first dedicated oil and gas

uses within the oil and gas industry, most notably:

consultancy to acquire this instrument.

characterisation of ditch
cuttings or core samples.
High resolution analysis of ditch cuttings and core samples
provides data such as the volume, shape, orientation and
size distribution of pores.
Heavy mineral analyses for sediment
provenance evaluation and discrimination
of igneous lithologies.
Highly detailed grain analyses which
include grain size, shape and long axis orientation used in
conjunction with our Core Magnetics analyses.

Comprehensive chemical and mineralogical

characterisation of sediments/volcanic suites to assist with
chemical stratigraphic subdivisions and for the correlation
of key stratigraphic surfaces. Unique joint workflow with
XRF/ICP analysis to quantify rare earth elements and aid
correlative events.
Detailed mineralogical and textural data obtained from the
actual rock, generating valuable data for petrophysical/
wireline log calibration which include specific gravity curves.

QEMSCAN is only one of many instruments at our disposal. Our

Petroleum Laboratories are equipped with a comprehensive array
of analytical equipment and have been providing analytical services
for both internal and external clients in the Upstream Oil & Gas
Sector for 50 years.

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Our Dedication
Fugro Robertsons dedication in developing QEMSCAN
technology has resulted in an overwhelming array of
proprietary applications and techniques.
Fugro is an international group servicing the oil and gas,
construction, minerals and communications industries around the
world. Fugro collects, processes and interprets data related to the
surface and sub-surface of the earth and sea, along the coast, on
land, and from the air.
Operating since 1962 and now with 200 offices in 45 countries,
Fugros distinctive Geoscience group identifies, quantifies and
qualifies hydrocarbon and mineral resources, optimising the
extraction and production of these natural resources using highly
specialised staff and advanced technologies.
Robertson Research was established in 1961 and has nearly 50
years of experience and data in all oil and gas provinces worldwide.
Acquired by Fugro in 2001, Fugro Robertson has a staff of over
200 geologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, economists
and GIS specialists.

Fugro Robertson Limited

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United Kingdom
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Half a Century of Excellence

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