Petroleum type & quality
Geochemical fingerprinting across exploration, development, and production wells.
ReservoirWellsite mud-gas analysis
The mass spectrometer built for the wellsite.
Spec is a fully automated, continuous-flow gas analyzer that reads formation fluids straight out of the drilling mud. The flagship of our wellsite gas-analysis suite, it correlates comprehensive gas data with drilling parameters over WITS to build a real-time depth profile of your well. Deployed globally.
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0 sFull-spectrum cycle time
2–0 amuMass range
0 ppbDetection limit, down from 100%
0 lbsField-portable footprint
Meet Spec
Formation evaluation, straight from the drilling mud.
Mud-gas analysis reads the formation fluids entrained in drilling mud while drilling. It is one of the most cost-effective pieces of information available for formation evaluation.
SPEC · FIELD UNIT WITS LIVE40 s cycle2–140 amuOne box. The full gas picture, every 40 seconds.
Spec is a mass spectrometer designed specifically for wellsite mud-gas analysis in real time. As a fully automated continuous-flow analyzer, it collects comprehensive gas data and correlates it with drilling parameters received over WITS to create a live depth profile of the well.
Its easy setup, standalone and robust design, and minimal oversight requirements make it the ideal choice for gas analysis on any pad, in any basin.
- Fully automated
- Continuous flow
- WITS integrated
- Standalone & robust
- Easy setup
- Minimal oversight
Applications
From exploration to production, conventional to unconventional.
One continuous gas record answers questions across the entire life of the asset, and across every kind of resource play.
Fluid contacts & pay proximity
Locate fluid contacts, near-miss zones, and water saturation in real time.
ReservoirPorosity, permeability & fractures
Characterize porosity and permeability, and map faults and fracture networks.
ReservoirCompartmentalization & seals
Identify compartment boundaries, sealing intervals, and low gas shows.
ReservoirReservoir fluid composition
Compositional data that correlates directly with laboratory PVT analysis.
ReservoirSweet spots & geosteering
Spot sweet spots in unconventionals with potential for real-time geosteering.
OperationsImproved well completions
Compositional depth profiles inform stage placement and completion design.
OperationsBit wear detection
Gas signatures reveal bit wear before it becomes a costly trip.
OperationsOverpressure detection
Early warning of overpressured zones while drilling ahead.
SafetyProblem gas detection
Track sulfur species like SO/SO₂, COS, CS₂, and H₂S before they become hazards.
SafetyGeothermal wells
Full inorganic gas analysis suited to geothermal exploration and development.
SpecialtyHelium wells
Direct helium measurement at mass 4, with no chromatography required.
SpecialtyCapabilities
Everything a chromatograph does. Plenty it can’t.
No chromatographic separation, no carrier gas, no calibration gas, no combustion. Just a complete gas picture from mass 2 to 140.
Total gas and C1–C10, with the aromatics GC misses
- Total gas and C1–C10 hydrocarbons, measured continuously.
- Distinguishes alkanes, cycloalkanes, and aromatics.
- BTEX compounds: benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene.
- Water-soluble organic acids, including acetic acid.
- Standard gas ratios computed live: Pixler, wetness, balance, character.
Specifications
Lab-grade analysis in a 45-pound box.
Small enough to ride in a pickup, tough enough for the pad, connected enough to watch from the office.
SPEC · TECHNICAL DATASHEETFull brochure
- Dimensions
- 24″ × 7.5″ × 14″
- Weight
- 45 lbs
- Power
- 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
- Cycle time
- 40 s
- Mass range
- 2–140 amu
- Dynamic detection range
- 100% to 10 ppb
- Telemetry
- WITS enabled · internet connected
- Data output
- LAS file + real-time WITS stream
- Relay I/O
- Three 24 VDC relay inputs and outputs
- Sensor input
- One 4–20 mA external sensor input
- Sample flow required
- 2 scfh (1 lpm), clean and dry
Data profile viewable onsite and remotely · output as LAS file and real-time over WITS
FAQ
Spec, common questions.
What is included when I rent Spec?
A Spec rental covers the mass spectrometer, sample conditioning, WITS integration and remote monitoring, set up and supported through our trained mud-logging service partners. Tell us about your well and we will scope it and quote it for you.
Do I need a mass-spectrometry specialist on the rig to run it?
No. Spec runs fully automated and can operate unmanned, with continuous self-diagnostics and remote monitoring over the internet. Because it is deployed through trained mud-logging partners, your crew does not need MS expertise.
What data does Spec output, and how does it reach my mud logger?
Spec writes LAS files and streams a real-time WITS feed, viewable onsite and remotely. The live depth profile flows straight into the Live-Log platform alongside the rest of your well data.
Does Spec need carrier gas, calibration gas or other consumables?
No. There is no chromatographic separation, no carrier or calibration gas and no flame during measurement. Calibration is semiquantitative under atmospheric nitrogen, with minimal drift over months of operation.