Core Business Processes of the Upstream Laboratory
The Upstream Laboratory manages a core repository where 28 km of core samples from 1,477 wells are permanently stored. Most of these samples represent the geological structure of the Pannonian Basin within the territory of Vojvodina.
In addition, the Upstream Laboratory is a leader in the field of laboratory testing of rocks, oil, natural gas, and water both in the country and the region. The laboratory is accredited in accordance with the international standard SRPS ISO/IEC 17025 for testing oil, gas, water, and rocks, which ensures the reliability of results and compliance with quality standard requirements. It is the only laboratory in Serbia equipped for testing rocks, oil, natural gas, and water. For accurate and timely geological interpretations of well profiles, as well as for determining the necessary markers and boundaries for regional correlations in oil, gas, and geothermal energy exploration, it is essential to prepare and process a large number of laboratory samples and specimens from cores and ditch cuttings for petrographic, paleontological, palynological, sedimentological, and geochemical testing.
The current scope of accreditation can be viewed here: Scope of Accreditaion.
All interested service users can fill out the Testing Request Form. Please send your request to the email address ntc.lab.ups@nis.rs and the Laboratory will provide you with a quote as soon as possible.
All laboratory service users can fill out the Customer Satisfactio Survey. Please send the completed survey to the email address ntc.lab.ups@nis.rs. We will use your feedback to improve the quality of our services and to better meet your requirements.
Complaints Handling Procedure.
Laboratory Services Supporting Exploration and Production Activities
Sampling
- Oil
- Water
- Natural gas.
Participation in Projects
- EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery)
- In-house development of chemicals used in exploration and production processes
- Sand control
- Acid stimulation of the near-wellbore zone
- Application of conformance (water shut-off) polymers.
Laboratory Analyses of
- Crude oil
- Natural gas
- Water (formation water, groundwater, surface water, wastewater, thermal-mineral and drinking water)
- Chemicals used in exploration and production processes
- PVT analysis of reservoir fluids – laboratory testing of reservoir fluid properties as a function of pressure, volume, and temperature, aimed at understanding their behavior under reservoir and production conditions
- Profile analyses
- Routine core analyses (RCAL)
- Special core analyses (SCAL)
- Coreflood analyses (COREFLOOD)
- Mineralogical core analyses
- Organic geochemical analysis of core and crude oil.