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Sampling & Shipping Instructions

Oil Sampling Instructions:

Oil Kit Contents:

  • Glass Vials (20 ml capacity)

  • White Vial Caps

  • Teflon Tape

  • Chain of Custody (CoC)/Inventory 

  • Vial Labels 

  • Black Sharpie
     

Preferred Sampling Point: Separator

  1. Flush the sample valve/line with oil before sampling (to ensure a clean & uncontaminated sample is collected)

  2. Fill the 20ml glass vial up to the neck of the vial (leave a small amount of headspace at the top)

  3. Take duplicate samples (incase one breaks during shipping)

    • 2 vials per well​

  4. Tightly secure the white cap on the vial and then wrap the cap (clockwise) with Teflon tape

    • DO NOT wrap the vial threads with Teflon tape (this could cause the sample to leak during shipment)​

  5. Label every vial with the following information:

    • Well name/API #​

    • Sampling date

    • Operator/company

Chain of Custody (CoC)

Complete the CoC sheet with the following information:

  • well name

  • Depth (if applicable)

  • API #/UWI #

  • Sampling date 

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Return vials to the provided padded shipping container and ship via UPS GROUND to:

GeoMark Research 

ATTN: Alex Zumberge 

9748 Whithorn Dr

Houston, TX 77095

Cuttings Jar Sampling Instructions:

  1. After collecting cuttings from the shaker, lightly rinse with water (for WBM systems) or diesel (for OBM systems)

  2. Open the jar and fill to the FILL LINE

  3. Make sure to capture enough rock pieces (and minimal fluid)

  4. Cuttings should be damp/wet but not saturated with excess fluid

  5. Label every jar with the following information:

    • Well name​

    • Sample depth

    • API #/ UWI #

    • Sampling date 

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Chain of Custody (CoC)

Complete the CoC sheet with the following information:

  • Well name

  • Sample depth

  • API #/UWI #

  • Sampling date 

Return jars to the provided padded shipping container and ship via UPS GROUND to:

GeoMark Research 

ATTN: Alex Zumberge 

9748 Whithorn Dr

Houston, TX 77095

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Water Sampling Instructions:

Water Kit Contents:

  • 250 ml Container with Nitric Acid (small)

  • 500 ml Container (large)

  • Teflon Tape

  • Chain of Custody (CoC)/Inventory 

  • Black Sharpie
     

Preferred Sampling Point: Separator

  1. Flush the sample valve and line with water before sampling

  2. DO NOT dump out or flush out Nitric Acid from 250 ml container

  3. Fill BOTH containers to 95% capacity (leave a small amount of headspace

  4. Each well should have water in TWO containers; one large and one small

  5. Tightly secure the white caps on the 500 ml (large) AND 250 ml (small) containers; secure both with Teflon tape

  6. Label every container with the following information:

    • Well name​

    • Sampling date and time

    • Operator/company​

  7. Samples should be kept in an air-conditioned environment OR chilled cooler AND out of the sun

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Chain of Custody (CoC)

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Complete the CoC sheet with the following information:

  • Well name

  • Depth/reservoir unit

  • Sampling date 

Return samplesto the provided padded shipping container and ship via UPS GROUND to:

GeoMark Research 

ATTN: Alex Zumberge 

9748 Whithorn Dr

Houston, TX 77095

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If you have any additional questions about sampling or shipping, please reach out to Jessica Ortiz, Dangerous Goods & Hazmat Coordinator.

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Email: jortiz@geomarkresearch.com

phone: (832)-532-2470 

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