{"id":2085,"date":"2014-01-21T12:22:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T17:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/?p=2085"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:18:24","slug":"instant-data-for-mud-logging-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/mining\/instant-data-for-mud-logging-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Data for Mud Logging Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FPXRF can analyze a variety of sample types which are common in the oil and gas upstream exploration and production<\/p><\/div> One of the biggest mining industry challenges is finding oil and natural gas reservoirs. A tremendous amount of time and money can be lost without the right tools, data, and technology to quickly target the best drill sites. Oil and gas exploration begins with a search for the structural landmarks characteristic of a deposit such as anticlinal slopes, but more conclusive data must be gathered from a variety of sources before a decision can be made about whether or not to start drilling. Chemical analysis of outcrops and cuttings are used to determine the composition of rock and infer mineralogical properties favorable to oil and gas exploration and production. Another important technique in oil and gas exploration<\/a> is inferring lithology, or mud logging, the practice of examining rock chips that are brought to the surface by circulating drilling media (most commonly mud). Mud logging is a technique to help geologist pinpoint the most productive strata and avoid drilling in the wrong spot by: <\/p>\n