November 2012
New website goes live, including a search engine to navigate through the sample results
January 2012
Order placed for Hg-injection porosimeter capable of measuring injection pressures at reservoir stress conditions
October 2011
Paul Glover appointed Professor of Petrophysics
December 2010
New Ergotech triaxial cell installed that will allow us to measure static and dynamic elastic properties at temperatures of up to 200°C and confining pressrues of >10,000 psi.
November 2010
Aurelian Energy join PETGAS project
December 2009
Refurbishment work now completed to provide two temperature controlled rooms that will enhance our low permeability core analysis work.
March 2009
Oxford Instruments NMR installed in Sorby Lab - this will allow rapid measurement of T2 following brine permeability measurements.
February 2009
BP sign contract to join PETGAS
February 2009
Ergotech velocity analysis equipment installed - this will allow us to measure Vp, Vp at confining pressures of up to 10,000psi. It will also allow us to measure the static elastic properties of samples.
December 2008
Wolfson laboratory is awarded £300,000 from the Royal Society Wolfson Laboratory Refurbishment Grant, along with matching funding the the University of Leeds this will allow us to expand the Sorby laboratory and build a temperature controlled area to allow us to measure the permeability of ultralow permeability rocks (<10 nD).
December 2008
Final contract signed with original sponsors (BG, EBN, Shell, Wintershall) - PETGAS officially starts