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Laboratory
More than test results, a glimpse into the future
Our full-service network of laboratories was created to streamline the traditional laboratory experience.
Rather than simply running tests and sharing data, we help you understand what those results mean for your business and operations.
As an extension of your in-house team, AFS can help you execute your next laboratory analysis quickly, effectively, and with precision—and can also provide the custom mix of engineering and technology required to design and deploy solutions to whatever issues and opportunities we uncover together.
AFS Laboratory Tests & Analyses
Flow Assurance / System Integrity Testing
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Featured Capabilities
- Asphaltene Instability Trend (ASIST)
- Corrosion Analysis (Rotating Cage Autoclave)
- Emulsion (Viscosity)
- Foaming (Autoclave)
- Hydrates (Rocking Cell)
- Hydrates (Autoclave)
- Hydrates (HP Rheometer)
- Paraffin / Wax (Cold Finger)
- Paraffin / Wax (WAT, Cross-Polarized Microscopy (CPM))
- Paraffin / Wax (Wax Deposition Flowloop)
- Paraffin / Wax (Wax Precipitation Curve and Wax Content)
- Paraffin / Wax (Yield Stress by Rheometer)
- Paraffin / Wax (Yield Stress by Flowloop)
Additional Capabilities
- Asphaltene Dispersant Test (ADT)
- Asphaltene Stability (Turbiscan)
- Corrosion (Bubble Test)
- Corrosion (Persistence Test)
- Emulsion (Bottle Testing)
- Emulsion (Turbiscan Testing)
- Foaming Tendency Assessment
- Infrared Spectrum (ASTM E 1252)
- Particle-Size Analysis
- Paraffin / Wax (n-Paraffin Wax Distribution, HTGC)
- Paraffin / Wax (Wax Dissolution Assessment)
- Paraffin / Wax (WAT, Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC))
Chemical Assessment
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Featured Capabilities
- Capillary Flowloop Stability Test (7 Day)
- Chemical Changeout in Umbilical
- Long Term Thermal Stability Tests (30 Day)
- Viscosity (High Pressure)
- Viscosity (Temperature Ramp)
Additional Capabilities
- Centrifuge (High/Low Temperature Tests)
- Chemical-Chemical Compatibility Testing Suite
- Color and Cloudiness
- FTIR (Fingerprint Chemical)
Materials Testing
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Featured Capabilities
- Materials-Chemical Compatibility Testing Suite
Additional Capabilities
- Metals – Appearance, Pitting, General Corrosion by Weight Loss
- Swelling, Shore Hardness, Tensile Strength
Crude Oil Analysis
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Featured Capabilities
- Full Oil Analysis (Density, WAT, Wax and Asphaltene content)
- Viscosity (High Pressure)
- Viscosity (Shear Ramp)
- Viscosity (Temperature Ramp)
Additional Capabilities
- °API / Density by Digital Density Analyzer (ASTM D 5002)
- Boiling Range Distribution by GC (ASTM D 5307)
- BS&W Analysis
- Dynamic Rheometer Testing
- Flash Point
- Heptane Insoluble / Asphaltenes (ASTM D 6560)
- Kinematic Viscosity
- Nitrogen Content (ASTM D 5291)
- Pour Point (ASTM D 5853)
- Pycnometer Specific Gravity
- Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP)
- SARA (Saturates, Aromatics, Resins and Asphaltenes) Analysis
- Thermogravimetric Analysis (ASTM E 1131)
- Water Content via Karl Fisher (ASTM E203)
Water Analysis
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Featured Capabilities
- Full Water Analysis (Cation, Anion, Org Acid, pH, TDS)
- Scale (Differential Scale Loop – DSL)
Additional Capabilities
- Acidity or Alkalinity (ASTM D 1067)
- Anions in Water by Ion Chromatography (ASTM D 4327.a)
- BTEX Analysis by GC
- Density / Specific Gravity
- Electrical Conductivity and Resistivity of Water
- Oil and Grease
- Organic Acids
- pH of Aqueous Solutions (ASTM E 70)
- Scale (Bottle Test)
- Total Dissolved Solids, TDS
- Trace Metals in Water by ICP-AES (ASTM D 1976)
- XRD/XRF Analysis
Environmental Analysis
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Featured Capabilities
- Oil and Grease in Water
Additional Capabilities
- pH of Aqueous Solutions (ASTM E 70)
The right answer the first time
Measured results from the lab do not always reflect behavior in the field—and any discrepancy between the two can mean the difference between useful insights and useless information.
In some instances, tried-and-true standard testing is the best route to a solution. We offer a full spectrum of standard tests and analyses to support every stage of production. When it makes sense, AFS is also able to tailor testing to your unique situation and operating conditions, providing more accurate, more relevant, more replicable results.
In any case, the outcome is the same: impartial, efficient, reliable, and actionable insights you can use immediately to fix problems, prevent them from happening, or become more efficient, profitable, safe, and sustainable.