COREX Group Company Profile

COREX Group

Company Profile

COREX Group - Company Profile

History 3 The COREX Family 3

Major Strength 3

Mission Statement 4

Quality 4

Health, Safety and Environment 4

Experience 5

Leading The Way - Experience Counts 5 Adapting To Provide Solutions 5 Software Design 5 Research And Development 6

Training 6

COREX (UK) Ltd, Scotland 7 Routine Core Analysis Services 7 Special Core Analysis Services 8 Formation Damage and Stimulation Testing 8 Reservoir Geology (Geological Services) 10

COREX Services Ltd, Egypt 11 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) 11 Pressure Volume Testing PVT Services 12

KAZCORERESEARCH (KCR) 13

COREX (UK) Ltd – Libya Branch 14

COREX Almansoori – Abu Dhabi 15

Principal Addresses 16

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History

COREXisaprivatelyownedlimitedcompany.TheCompanyprovidesspecialistservicesprincipallyintheanalysisofgeologicalsamplesfortheoilandgasindustry.COREXwasestablishedinthemid1970’s.Overthelast35yearsithasbecomeestablishedasoneoftheworld’sleadingCoreAnalysisfacilitiesprovidingservicestothemajorityoftheworld’smajoroilcompanies.

The COREX Family

COREXhasoverseaslaboratoriesintheUnitedKingdom(Aberdeen),Egypt(Cairo),Libya(Tripoli),UnitedArabEmirates(AbuDhabi)andKazakhstan(Atyrau)aswellasassociationswithlaboratories/officesinColombia,Venezuela,Malaysia,Pakistan,IndiaandRussia.

TheAberdeenlaboratoryactsasaparentorguardiantotheotherCOREXassociatedinternationallaboratoriesprovidingmuchmorethanmanagement,administrationandspareparts.Thetechnologygained in the North Sea has led to Aberdeen providing essential technical support to theseinternationallaboratories.TechniciansandengineersfromAberdeenregularlyvisittheinternationallabstoprovidetrainingandtomeetanddiscussproblemswiththeirclients.TheoverseaslabsareencouragedtouseAberdeenasoftenaspossibletoensurethattheirclientsgetthemostfromtheCOREXyearsofexperience.

Major Strength

Alongwithit’sinternationaldiversity,COREX’smajorstrengthistheuniquepositiontheCompanyhasattainedatthehigh-techendofanalyticalservices.TheFormationDamageGroupisstaffedbyacombinationofexperiencedgeologistsandengineers.Thedepartmentconductslaboratoryteststore-createtheconditionsprevailinginproducingoilandgaswells.Byconductingteststosimulatetheexactdrillingconditions,completion, injectionandproductionhistoriesofawell, theCOREXengineerscanpredictcausesofdamageinthenearwellborearea.Theresultsofsuchanalysescanassistanoilcompanybyhighlightingfactorswhichwillincreasetheproductionofhydrocarbonsorincreasethelengthoftheproductionlifeofafield.COREXisundoubtedlyleadingtheindustryintheseservices.

COREX’s acquisition of the Core AnalysisbusinessandassetsofFugroRobertsonLtdin2004hasincreasedtheexperience,innovationand resources available to the company. ThecombinedresourcesofthetwobusinesseshaveallowedCOREXtoenhancetheirownservices,invest in new technologies and develop newmarkets. Allied to the purchase by COREXof Advantica’s in-situ saturation monitoringsystem, it makes COREX one of the world’slargestprovidersofCoreAnalysisservices.

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Mission Statement

“COREXwillprovideaworldclassserviceintheanalysisofrockandfluidsamplestotheinternationaloilandgasindustry.Ouraimistodelivertheseservicesinasafeand

environmentallyresponsiblemanner,toaddvaluetoourclients,shareholders,employeesandallotherstakeholders.”

Quality

BoththeUKandCairolaboratorieshaveimplementedsystemstocomplywiththerequirementsofISO9001:2000,achievingaccreditationin2008and2009respectively.

The company’s internal customer quality statement is “always to meet or exceed our client’sexpectations.”Thisisachievedbyadherencetotheworkscopespecification,meetingmilestones/deadlines, timely and accurate reporting, providing support, advice and clear and consistentcommunication.

Health, Safety and Environment

ItistheintentionofCOREXtoconductitsbusinessinsuchamannerthatemployeesandotherswhomaybeaffectedbytheCompany’sactivitiesarenottherebysubjectedtorisktotheirhealthorsafety.

TheCompany therefore fully accepts its statutory andmoral responsibilities andwill implementapplicablecurrentandfutureHealthandSafetyLegislationinallactivities.

COREXalso recognises the importanceof thenatural environment to thewell beingof presentandfuturegenerations,notonlyofpeoplebutoftheanimalsandplantswithwhomweshareourenvironment.

TothatendtheCompanyintendsthatCompanyactivitieswillbeconductedinsuchawayastopreventsofarasisreasonablypracticabledamagetotheenvironment.

TheCompanyinitscommercialdealingswillgivepreferencetothosecompanieswhohaveestablishedenvironmentalprotectionpolicies.

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Experience

Withmorethan35yearsofexperience,COREXhaveanalysedmillionsofsamplesandareintheleadingmarketpositiontogiveadviceandrecommendationstoassistwithclientproblems.

ThereisabroadspreadofqualificationsandexperiencethroughouttheCompany.Ingeneralseniorstaffandtechniciansarequalifiedtograduatelevelorhigher.

IntheUKNorthSea,theCOREXFormationDamageGrouphasassistedeverymajoroperatorandconsultswithmanyclientsbothintheUKandinternationallyadvisingthemofFormationDamageissuesbothpriortofielddevelopmentandinremediationofdamagedwells.

Adapting To Provide Solutions

TheexperiencegainedintheNorthSeawithitsdifficultandwidelyvaryinglithologies,pressures,depths andenvironmentshasmeant thatCOREXhashad tobe at the forefront of technology.COREXhaveadaptedundertheseeverchangingconditionstoprovidequalitydata,asoperatorsdrilldeeperindifficultlithologiesusingnewandvariedmudtypes.CloseliaisonwithclientsandanongoingeducationprogrammecombinedwithregularlaboratoryvisitshaveensuredthatCOREXhasbeenabletoprovidesolutionsforhorizontalwells,unconsolidatedwells,HighH2Swells,fracturedformations,HP/HTwellsandnumerousotherproblemsthathavebeenencountered.

Software Design

COREX is involved in a number of projects aimed at providing a comprehensive suite of linkedsoftwaredesignedtoensurethatqualitysystemsandprogramsareinplacecoveringallaspectsofitsoperations.TheseincludeHeathandSafetysystems,trainingprograms,dataevaluationandreportingpackagesaswellasindividualprogramsdesignedforaspecificpurpose.

Leading The Way - Experience Counts

In many areas of High-Tech Core Analysis such asFormationDamageandMicrobialSouring;COREXareleading the industry. It is only the experience thatCOREX has gained Worldwide that has enabled thecompanytoprovidethistechnologytoaninternationalclientbase.

COREX = Experience

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Research And Development

BesidesinvolvementinResearchandDevelopmentwithmajoroperatorsandchemicalcompanies,COREXiscommittedtocontinuingitsown‘in-house’Research&Development.TheresultsofpastR&DhasseenCOREXintroducekeylaboratoryequipmenttotheinternationaloilindustryandalsointroduceseveralnewandproprietarytechniquesintoitsownprocedures.TheLaboratorySpectralCoreGamma,DigitalProbePermeameterandCorePreservationContainers(CPC),arethreeCOREXinnovationsthathavebecomestandardinallqualityCoreAnalysisfacilitiesworldwide.COREXwillcontinuetobeattheleadingedgeoftechnology.

Training

AcrosstheCOREXGroup,trainingisseenasanimportantandintegralpartofthedrivetowardscontinuousimprovement.Eachstaffmemberisallocatedatrainingschedulewhichcoversawiderangeoftopicsfromcomputingskillstototalqualitymanagement.Technicaldevelopmentinspecificareasisaddressedinthisschedule.

Staffmembersareencouragedtoattendrelevanttechnicalconferences.Conferencesareselectedaccording to their suitability and particular benefit for each staff member. Furthermore staffmembersareencouragedtojoinrelevanttechnicalsocietiesandorganisations.COREXsupportsandencouragespublicationsandpresentationsoftechnicalpapersandposters.AlistofCOREXpublicationsisavailableuponrequest.TheCompanysubscribestomanyregularpublicationsandmagazinesandallmaterialisavailableinanextensiveCOREXlibrary.

Allstaffmembertrainingiscontinuallymonitoredandformallyassessedannually.Staffmembersareexpectedtoshowmeasuredimprovementsinbothtechnicalandotherareasaddressedintheirowntrainingschedule.

ForfurtherinformationregardingCOREXTrainingpleasevisit:http://www.corex.co.uk/training.php

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COREX (UK) Ltd, Scotland

AberdeenisseenasthecentrefortheoilindustryinNorthWestEuropeanditisherethemainCOREXlaboratoryissituated.WithinminutesofAberdeenInternationalAirport,thelaboratoryinDycehandlesthousandsoffeetofcoreperyearfromtheNorthSeaandaroundtheworld.TheAberdeenlocationensuresthatCOREXhasapresenceasaleadingservicecompanyintheindustry.Thisishighlightedbythenumerousvisitorstothelaboratoryeachyear.COREXhasapresenceattechnicalseminarsandtradeshowsintheAberdeenareaandstaffhavetheopportunitytomixwithspecialistsfromoilcompaniesandservicecompaniesintheregion.

COREX provides clients a Core Analysis programme of preparation, testing and archiving, typically divided into two distinct sequential stages:

*RoutineCoreAnalysis*SpecialCoreAnalysis

Routine Core Analysis Services

TheRoutineCoreAnalysiscomponentofthesequencecombinesbulkcorehandlingandprocessing,withstatisticallytargetedpointanalysis,aimedatthequantificationofaseriesofkeypetrophysicalparameters.There isanemphasisonrapidturnaroundtoassist theclient inthe initialphaseofformation evaluationand in thepreservationof the rockmaterial for future and complimentaryexamination.

Analytical Measurements *WellsiteCoreHandlingandPreservation*ResinInjectionforSoftSedimentPreservation*SpecialistSampleCutting(LiquidNitrogen,Brine,MineralOil)*SpecialistSampleDrying(HumidityOvens,CriticalPointDrying)*SpectralCoreGammaLog*FluidSaturationbyRetort*FluidSaturationbyDeanStark*SedimentologicalDescriptionsandSampling*Petrography*KlinkenbergPermeability*NitrogenPermeability*HeliumPorosity*GrainDensity

Ancillary Services *CoreSlabbing*CoreResination*CorePhotographyinWhiteandUVlight*COREXCoreFingerprint*CoreStorage*DigitalPhotographyandDatabase Management

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Special Core Analysis Services

SpecialCoreAnalysis forms thesecondpartofacomprehensiveCoreAnalysisprogramme.Thefocusisonmultiplemeasurementtypesperformedonarestrictednumberofsamplesfromspecificzonesofinterest.Thesesamplesareselectedonthebasisoftheproducedporosity,permeabilityandlithologicalvalues.

Todesign a Special CoreAnalysis programmeCOREXoffers the services of one of its in-houseconsultantstoensurethespreadoftestingformatsis‘fitforpurpose’.

The spread of measurement types available in COREX laboratories across the world may be summarised under the following headings:

*FormationFactor *ResistivityIndex *Wettability *RelativePermeability *ReservoirConditionFloodTests

Formation Damage and Stimulation Testing

COREXiskeentoundertakestudiesinknowndamagedareasandtoworkwithcompanieslookingtoincreaseproductionfrompreviouslydrilledwellsthatareknowntohavebeendamaged.

The Formation Damage laboratory in Aberdeen now has nine independent Formation Damagefloodtestrigs.COREXhasestablishedthisexpertnicheinFormationDamagemeasurementsbyconductingtestsatreservoirtemperatureandpressurestosimulatetheexactreservoirconditions.

*AcousticVelocityMeasurements*WaterSensitivityTests*OverburdenMeasurements*CapillaryPressureMeasurements

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The range of services COREX can offer vary widely but may include:

*Improvedunderstandingofmultiphasefluidflowprocessesinthenearwellboreregion*InjectionWaterQuality*WaterCompatibility*Scale/CorrosionInhibitors;Biocideadditives;Claymineralstabilisers;Demulsifiers&PourPointDepressants.*DrillingMudEvaluationTests*Chemicals/Surfactant/PolymerFloodingevaluationtests.*SandProductionEvaluation*FracingFluidTests*MigrationofFinesStudies*MicrobialScreening

Theresultsofsuchanalysescanassistclientsnotonlytomaximisetheabsoluterecoverybuttovastlyincreasetheeconomicrecoveryofafield.

Microbial Screening

COREXhasrecentlyestablished itself in thefieldofmicrobiologywithrespect to theanalysisofproblems caused by sulphate reducing bacteria within hydrocarbon reservoirs. The growth ofbacteriainthenearwellboreregionnotonlycausesproblemswiththeproductionofH2Sgasbutthesebacterialcoloniescanrestrictoilproduction.

COREXhasalsorecentlycompletedafour-yearresearchprojectfundedbytheUKgovernmentinassociationwithsixmajoroilcompaniestoresearchthisimportantareaofFormationDamage.Theresultsareofmajorimportancetoeveryoilcompanyintheworld.

Independent Mud Studies

ManyforwardthinkingoilcompaniesandindeedsomeofthelargestexplorationcompaniesintheworldarenowusingCOREXtoscreenalldrillingandotherintroducedfluidspriortocommencingworkinnewwells.ThisminimisesthepossibilityofFormationDamageoccurring.Evensimulatingthe effect of over and under balance drillingpractices are giving clients vital information toallow them to select the most suitable mud tobeusedforaparticularformation.COREXisnotassociatedwithanymudcompanyandthereforeholdsauniquepositionintheindustry.

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Reservoir Geology (Geological Services)

COREX’s Reservoir Geology Group operates globally offering a complete range of geological,sedimentological,petrographicalandconsultancyservices.Weprovideafully integratedanalysisofcoreorsurfacesamples,bothonsiliciclasticandcarbonaterockswithaviewtoevaluatingthereservoirpotentialofgivensediments.

COREXpridesitselfonprovidinghighqualityReservoirGeologyservicesandproductstailoredtothespecificneedsoftheclient.

The range of COREX Reservoir Geology services on offer are:

*ProvideInformationaboutExploration/ProductionArea*CoreLoggingandInterpretation*Fracture/Paleo-directionAnalysisbyGoniometry*ThinSectionAnalysis*RockTyping*XRD/QemScanAnalysis*SEMAnalysisplusEDAXFacility*StableIsotopeAnalysisandOrganicGeochemistry

Services which are not listed heremay be provided by COREX on request. COREX are alwaysopen to new approaches and demands that have to be faced in order to fully understand thecharacteristicsandfeaturesofsedimentaryrockswithrespecttotheirreservoirpotential.COREXReservoirGeologyGrouparehighlyenthusiasticaboutdevelopingnewproceduresandtechniques,workingwithclientstoachievethebestresultspossible.

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COREX Services Ltd, Egypt

TheCOREXEgyptofficewasestablishedin1987andhasexpandedtoincludeRoutineCoreAnalysis,SpecialCoreAnalysis,GeologicalServices,Biostratigraphy,andPVT.ItisthemostdiverseoftheCOREXoperations.Withastaffof50thelaboratoryisanintegratedgeoscienceestablishmentwhereEgyptianoperatorshavebecomeaccustomedto thequalityofdata theydeserve. Theregionalexperience is surpassedby no other company inNorthAfrica. TheCairo office has performedstudiesonwellsthroughoutEgypt,NorthAfricaandtheMiddleEast.COREXEgypthasbecomerecognisedforitsvastregionalexperience.

The following services are available in the Cairo laboratory:

Routine Core Analysis

*WellsiteCoreHandlingandPreservation*SpectralCoreGammaLog*FluidSaturationbyDeanStarkorRetort*NitrogenPermeability*DigitalProbePermeability*HeliumPorosityandGrainDensity

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Analysis

COREX’s new NMR facility helps clients reduce tool and data uncertainty by providing qualitydata, benchmarking results, integrating data with NMR log interpretation and providing uniquesedimentologicalanalysis.COREX’sMaranUltraNMRcoreanalyseristheindustrystandardandthefirstcommercialmachineinNorthAfrica.

*NMRAnalysisandSedimentologicalCorrelation*NMRCoreAnalysisDataMeasurements*NMRLogCalibrationandInterpretation

Special Core Analysis

*FormationFactor*ResistivityIndex*CapillaryPressureMeasurements*AmottWettabilityMeasurements*RelativePermeabilityMeasurements

Ancillary Services

*CoreSlabbing*CoreResination*CorePhotographyinWhite&UVlight*COREXCoreFingerprint*CoreandDataStorage*DigitalPhotographyandDatabaseManagement

Geological Services*SedimentologicalDescriptionsandSampling*Petrography*ComputerAidedGoniometery*Biostratigraphy

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Pressure Volume Testing (PVT) Services

COREXEgyptareexpertsinprovidingatailormadePVTanalysisplanforeveryclientandeveryjob.

COREXpridethemselvesonthe24hour,7dayaweekservicetheyprovide,allowingclosetorealtimeresultstobesuppliedifrequired.Thisdedicationinturn,allowsearlydecisionstobetakenandcanleadtohugecostsavingsinrigtime,alsofacilitatingthedecisionwhethertorunexpensivewirelinetools.

Furthertothis,theEgyptBranchcantransfersamplestoCOREXownedcylindersinatimelymannerreleasing theexpensivewire linechambers,savingrentalcostsand freeingup thesamplers forfurtherruns.

The following PVT Services are available in the Egypt Laboratory:

*WellsitePVTsampling*BlackOilStudies*VolatileOilStudies*CondensateStudies*DryandWetGasStudies*PVTCylinderRentalandStorage

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KAZCORERESEARCH (KCR)

The following services are available in the Kazakhstan Laboratory:

Analytical Measurements

*WellsiteCoreHandlingandPreservation*ResinInjectionforSoftSedimentPreservation*SpecialistSampleCutting(LiquidNitrogen,Brine,MineralOil)*SpecialistSampleDrying(HumidityOvens,CriticalPointDrying)*SpectralCoreGammaLog*FluidSaturationbyRetort*FluidSaturationbyDeanStark*SedimentologicalDescriptionsandSampling*Petrography*KlinkenbergPermeability*NitrogenPermeability*HeliumPorosity*GrainDensity

Ancillary Service

*CoreSlabbing*CoreResination*CorePhotographyinWhiteandUVlight*COREXCorefingerprint*DigitalPhotography

OtherservicessuchasSpecialCoreAnalysis,FormationDamage,FlowAssurance,GeologicalandPetrologicalServices,PVTServices,EnvironmentalTestingandGeochemistrycanallbeprovidedbyKCRusingCOREX’sexpertise.

Storage and Viewing

*CoreStorage*GeologicalSampleStorage*DataStorage*DatabaseandTrackingsystem*Viewingfacilities*Specialiststorage

COREXformedajointventure:KAZCORERESEARCH,in 2002. KCR is based in Atyrau providing CoreAnalysisservicestomanyofKazakhstan’soilandgasoperators.Thelaboratoryisstaffedbyexperiencedlocal staff supported technically by COREX’s UKoperations. The laboratorycombinesstateof theartequipmentwithalargewarehousecapacityforgeologicalsampleanddatastoragewithexcellentviewingfacilities.

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COREX (UK) Ltd – Libya Branch

COREX(U.K.)Ltd-LibyaBranch:Providestechnicalservicesforawiderangeofactivities,includinglaboratoryanalysesandfieldservices.TheLibyalaboratoryissupportedbytheCOREXUKHeadOfficeandEgyptbranch.

The following services are available in the Libyan Laboratory:

Analytical Measurements


*WellsiteCoreHandlingandPreservation*SpectralCoreGammaLog*FluidSaturationbyRetortandDeanStark*NitrogenPermeability*DigitalProbePermeability*HeliumPorosity

Ancillary Services

*CoreSlabbing*CoreResination*CorePhotographyinWhiteandUVlight*CoreStorage*CoreStabilisation*UnconsolidatedSandAnalysis*CorePreservationforSpecialCoreAnalysisandFormationDamageAnalysis*HighResolutionCoreScanning

In addition COREX Libya is integrated with the Head Office and branches for the following services:

*SpecialCoreAnalysis*PVTAnalysis*PetrographicAnalysis*FormationDamageAnalysis

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*FormationDamageAnalysis*NMR

COREX Almansoori – Abu Dhabi

COREXAlMansoori:Offersafullrangeofwellsiteservicesforbothlandandoffshoreactivitieswithalarge,newlaboratoryinAbuDhabiofferingfullrangeofroutineandPVToil/gasanalysis.FormationDamage,NMR,ReservoirGeologyandSCALaresupportedbyourEgyptandAberdeenlaboratories.

The following services available in the Abu Dhabi laboratory:

Wellsite Core Handling

*Preservation*ResinorFoamStabilization*Gamma*FractureAnalysis*On-sitePhotography*FrozenCoreHandling*CoreTransportation*UnconsolidatedCoreHandling*RigSiteCoreSampling*MobilePermeameterforrapidPermeabilityMeasurements


*CoreSlabbing*CoreResination*CorePhotographyinWhiteandUVlight*FluidSaturationsbyDeanStarkorRetort*CoreStorage*CoreStabilisation*CorePreservationforSpecialCoreAnalysisandFormationDamageAnalysis

PVT Analysis

All services from sampling to validation bubble point, recombination, viscosity, compositional,solubility,gascondensate,phasebehaviouraswellasworkingwithH2Ssourgas/oil.

In addition COREX Almansoori is integrated with the Head Office and branches for the following services:

*SpecialCoreAnalysis*PetrographicAnalysis*ReservoirGeologyStudies

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Principal Addresses

COREXemploysapproximately140peopleworldwideandoccupies30,000sqftofofficesandlaboratories:

COREX (UK) LTDUnitsB1-B3AirportIndustrialParkHoweMossDriveDyce,AberdeenAB210GL

Tel: +441224770434

Fax:+441224771716

E-Mail:[email protected]

COREX (UK) LTD- ABERDEEN

KAZCORERESEARCHSevernayaPromzona32AtyrauRepublicofKazakhstan

Tel: +77122292936

Fax: +77122292931

E-Mail: f.kuanyshev@ zhahancompany.kz

KAZCORERESEARCH

Tel: +20225218446/7

Fax: +20225175261


COREX EGYPT176,6thSector,IndustrialAreaZahraaElMaadiCairoEgypt

COREX EGYPT

COREX ALMANSOORIP.O.Box7663AbuDhabiUnitedArabEmirates

Tel: +97126594700

Fax: +97125559713

E-Mail: [email protected]

COREX ALMANSOORI

COREX (UK) LTDNoffleenAreaP.OBox(6271)TripoliLibya

Tel: +218217100071

Fax: +218217263339


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