Field test results of compound specific isotope analyzer based on quantum cascade lasers and hollow waveguide

Sheng Wu; Andrei Deev

doi:10.1117/12.2080737

8 February 2015 Field test results of compound specific isotope analyzer based on quantum cascade lasers and hollow waveguide

Sheng Wu, Andrei Deev

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Proceedings Volume 9370, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices XII; 937010 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080737
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The first of its kind Gas Chromatograph Infra Red Isotope Ratio (GC-IR2) instruments have been deployed to the field to help the identification of sweet spot during the shale gas exploration. The onsite measurement capability of the GC-IR2 along with its accuracy and speed helped the discovery of the fast dynamics of gas release from shale cuttings. The half life of the isotope change for methane, ethane and propane released from shale cuttings is closely related to the porosity and permeability of the specific shale reservoir, and could be as short as a one hour to a couple of days. Initial δ¹³C values for methane could be extremely fractionated toward heavy ¹³C species that values in the -20~<-10 per mil, which belong to inorganic methane could be measured.

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Sheng Wu and Andrei Deev "Field test results of compound specific isotope analyzer based on quantum cascade lasers and hollow waveguide", Proc. SPIE 9370, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices XII, 937010 (8 February 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080737

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