A geological consultancy operating in Calgary since 1986, Petro Logic Services is recognized as a leader in providing CBM geology and exploration services in western Canada and has undertaken prospect evaluation in USA, Australia, France and China. In recent years we have extended our geological and desorption expertise into the shale gas field.

Coalbed Methane

Petro Logic offers comprehensive services and in-depth understanding of coal geology and CBM technology. Led by David Marchioni Ph.D., P.Geol., with thirty-years experience in all aspects of coal geology, including coalbed methane, coal exploration, mining and research, we have focused on CBM geology since 1993.

Our group of experienced CBM/coal geologists and technicians provides geological support and services in all aspects of our client's CBM programs, from initial assessment to target selection, drilling and interpretation:

Project management of CBM exploratory drilling including sample collection, gas desorption, petrology and coal quality (chemistry, isotherms etc through affiliated laboratories), interpretation and recommendations
Wellsite desorption services and associated coal analyses and interpretations
Regional geological assessments for CBM prospectively
Detailed subsurface mapping of prospective areas to define the coal resource and optimal geological features to define targets
Customised training on CBM geology and the industry

Shale Gas

Wellsite and analytical services for shale gas exploration including desorption testing, RockEval/TOC and organic petrology
Core examination, sampling and supervision of analyses and testing
Mapping of prospective shale gas horizons