North Dakota Crude Oil and Natural Gas Tests

North Dakota and Bakken region crude oil and natural gas testing services.

Intertek North Dakota provides a wide range of in-house testing capabilities and expertise for testing the quality and characteristics of crude oil, condensates, and natural gas. The Bismarck petroleum laboratory location makes sampling, transport, and testing of field samples fast and convenient.

Crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and other hydrocarbon testing in North Dakota include:

• InBlend Real-Time Analysis for Crude
• Micro Carbon Residue, (MCRT) ASTM 4530
• Viscosity, Dynamic ASTM 7042
• Intertek Crude Oil Rapid Yield Testing, ASTM D 7169 and ASTM D7900 (C1-C10) Merge, Appendix X1 Compliant
• Standard Test Method for Analysis of Natural Gas, ASTM D1945/1946
• Saybolt Viscosity, ASTM D2161
• Sediment and Water, ASTM D4007, ASTM D1796
• Sulfur Content, ASTM D4294
• Sediment by Extraction, ASTM D473
• Water Content by Karl Fisher, (Coulometric) ASTM D4928
• API/Density/Specific Gravity, (Densitometer) ASTM D5002, D4052
• Sulfur Compounds in Natural Gas, ASTM D5504
• Flash Point, ASTM D56
• Method for Sulfur Compounds in Light Petroleum Liquids, ASTM D5623
• Hydrogen Sulfide in Vapor phase, ASTM D5705 MOD, ITM 3468
• Metals Analysis by ICP, Ni, V, Fe, ASTM D5708 Method B
• Vapor Pressure,  ASTM D6377, ASTM D5191, ASTM D323
• Crude Oil Vapor Pressure: VPCRx by ASTM D6377
• Acid Number (TAN), ASTM D664
• High Temp Simulated Distilation, ASTM D7169
• Chloride Organic, ASTM D7536_MOD
• Light Ends Analysis by GC for Crude Oils, ASTM D7900, ASTM D6730
• Distillation, Atmospheric, ASTM D86
• Water by Distillation (for Residual Fuels), ASTM D95
• Pour Point, ASTM D97
• Analysis of Natural Gas Liquid Mixtures, GPA 2177
• Method for Extended Analysis of Hydrocarbon Liquids, GPA 2186
• Analysis for Natural Gas, (micro GC) GPA 2261
• Extended Analysis of Natural Gas, GPA 2286
• NACE Corrosion, TM 0172
• Hydrogen Sulfide in liquid phase, UOP 163