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ContractLaboratory.com can assist your company, refinery, oilfield, power station, organization, academic institution, or government agency in outsourcing independent, commercial contract oil, gasoline, petroleum, and petrochemical laboratories to do all your routine and non-routine Oil, Gasoline, Petrochemical, Biodiesel, Alternative Fuels, Hydrocarbon and Petroleum testing, surveys, exploration, analysis, experiments and research studies

Oil and Petroleum Testing and Research Services

Contract Laboratory can help you with all your Oil and Petroleum testing, analysis, scientific research and development, inspection, certification, engineering, failure investigation, and product development needs including:

  • AOCS Biodiesel Testing
  • API Gravity of Crude Petroleum Products Testing
  • ASTM Testing
  • Acid Number Testing
  • Acid Number Testing
  • Acrylates Testing
  • Acrylic Crazing Testing
  • Alcohol Testing
  • Alkalinity Testing
  • Amines Testing
  • Aniline Point Testing
  • Anti-Icing Additive Testing
  • Aromatics Olefins Testing
  • Arsenic Content Testing
  • Ash from Petroleum Products Testing
  • Asphaltenes Testing
  • BOCLE Lubricity Testing
  • BTU Testing
  • Benzene Content Testing
  • Biodiesel Feedstock Evaluations Testing
  • Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels Testing
  • Borehole Stability Analysis Testing
  • Bromine Index Testing
  • Bromine Number Testing
  • Burning Quality of Kerosene CAEAL Testing
  • CFD Analysis Testing
  • Carbon Residue Testing
  • Carbon Residue Testing
  • Catalyst Evaluation Testing
  • Cetane Number Testing
  • Characterization of Crude Oils Testing
  • Cloud Point Testing
  • Cloud Point Testing
  • Cold Cranking Simulator Testing
  • Cold Filter Plugging Testing
  • Comparative Motor Oil Testing
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Testing
  • Condensate Analysis Testing
  • Condensates Composition Testing
  • Congealing Point of Petroleum Waxes Testing
  • Copper Corrosion Testing
  • Corrosion Testing
  • Crude Oil Assays Testing
  • Demulsibility Characteristics Testing
  • Depentanization of Gasoline and Naphthas Testing
  • Detailed Hydrocarbon Analysis Testing
  • (DHA) Testing
  • Determination of the Aromatic Content and Polynuclear Aromatic Content Testing
  • Dissolved Gas Monitoring Testing
  • Distillation Residues Testing
  • Distillation Testing
  • Drainage Area Range Testing
  • Drilling and Completions Testing
  • Drivability Index Testing
  • Driveability Index Testing
  • Drop Melting Point of Petroleum Wax Testing
  • EN14214 Biodiesel Testing
  • Elemental Analysis Testing
  • Environmental Core Analysis Testing
  • Ethane Testing
  • Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Greases and Oils Testing
  • Existent Gums Testing
  • Extractable Oil Content Testing
  • Flash Point Testing
  • Fluid Extraction Testing
  • Foam Testing
  • Foaming Characteristics Testing
  • Free Glycerine Testing
  • Free and Total Glycerin Testing
  • Freezing Point Testing
  • Fuel Explosiveness Testing
  • Fuel Lubricity Testing
  • Fuel Lubricity Testing
  • Gas Gravity Gas Molecular Weight Testing
  • Gas Separation Testing
  • Geomechanical Studies Testing
  • Compressional (Vp) Wave Velocities Testing
  • Fracture Strength Testing
  • Poissonâ??s Rate Testing
  • Pore Volume Testing
  • Shear (Vs) Wave Velocities Testing
  • Youngâ??s Modulus Glow Measurement Testing
  • Glycol Analysis Testing
  • Glycols Testing
  • Gross Heat Value Testing
  • Gum Content Testing
  • Haze Rating Testing
  • Heat of Combustion Testing
  • Heavy Distillates Testing
  • High Temperature/High Shear Test (HTHS) Testing
  • Hydrocarbon Analysis Testing
  • Hydrocarbons Type Testing
  • Hydroxyl Value Testing
  • Impurities Testing
  • Inhibitor Content Testing
  • Insoluble Impurities Testing
  • Interfacial Tension Testing
  • Isolation of Representative Saturates Testing
  • Fraction From High-Olefinic Testing
  • Petroleum Naphthas Testing
  • Jet Fuel Degradation Testing
  • Jet Fuel Doctor Testing
  • Karl Fischer Moisture Testing
  • Kauri-Butanol Value of Hydrocarbon Solvents Testing
  • Kinematic Viscosity Testing
  • Kinematic Viscosity Testing
  • Lead Content Testing
  • Lead Reactivity Testing
  • Lead Reactivity Testing
  • MSEP (Microsepararometer Index) Testing
  • Membrane Filtration Testing
  • Mercaptan Sulfur in Gasoline Testing
  • Kerosene Testing
  • Aviation Turbine Testing
  • and Distillate Fuels Testing
  • Metals Testing
  • Metals in Crude Testing
  • Methane Testing
  • Middle Distillates Testing
  • Naphthalenes Testing
  • Needle Penetration of Petroleum Waxes Testing
  • Net Heat Value Nitogen Content Testing
  • Noncondensable Gas Testing
  • Nonvolatile Matter Testing
  • Octane Number Testing
  • Octane Number Testing
  • Oil Content of Petroleum Waxes Testing
  • Oil Field Surveillance Oxidation Stability Testing
  • Oxidation Stability Testing
  • Paraffins Testing
  • Particulate Contamination Testing
  • Peroxide Number Petrography Testing
  • Petroleum Barge Inspection Testing
  • Petroleum Cargo Inspection Services Petroleum Cargo Inspection Testing
  • Petroleum Refinery Inspection Testing
  • Petroleum Tank Storage Inspection Testing
  • Petroleum Tankard Inspections Testing
  • Petrophysical Core Analysis Testing
  • Photomicrography Physical Testing
  • Pipeflow Technology Testing
  • Pipeline Inspection Testing
  • Pour Point Testing
  • Pour Point of Petroleum Oils Testing
  • Pressurized Gas Analysis Testing
  • Process Chemistry Testing
  • Propane Analysis Testing
  • R+M/2 (Antiknock Index) Testing
  • Ramsbottom Carbon Residue Testing
  • Ramsbottom Carbon Residue Testing
  • Reid Vapor Pressure Testing
  • Relative Density Testing
  • Residual Matter Testing
  • Rust-Preventing Characteristics Testing
  • Salt Content Testing
  • Salt Content Testing
  • Saponification Number Testing
  • Saybolt Color Determination Testing
  • Sediments in Crude Oil Testing
  • Siesmic Surveys Smoke Point Testing
  • Smoke Point in Jet Fuel Testing
  • Solidification Point Testing
  • Solidification Point of Petroleum Wax Testing
  • Solvent Extractables in Petroleum Waxes Testing
  • Specific Conductance Testing
  • Stability of Distillate Oils Testing
  • Stimulation and Production Testing
  • Subsurface sampling Testing
  • Sulfur Content Testing
  • Tank Calibration Testing
  • Thermal Oxidation Stability (JFTOT) Testing
  • Thermal Oxidation Stability Testing
  • Thermal Stability Testing
  • Thin Film Oxygen Uptake Testing
  • - TFOUT Testing
  • Total Aromatics Testing
  • Total Base Number Testing
  • Total C6 carbon Testing
  • Total C7 carbon Testing
  • Total dissolved/suspended solids (TDS/SS) Testing
  • Trace Metals Testing
  • Turbidity Testing
  • Types of Hydrocarbons Testing
  • Vapor Pressure Testing
  • Vapor Pressure Testing
  • Viscosity-Gravity Constant Testing
  • Volatility Testing
  • Water Content Testing
  • Water Miscibility Testing
  • Water Separability of Petroleum Oils and Synthetic Fluids Testing
  • Water Tolerance Testing
  • Water compatibility Testing
  • Wax Content of Petroleum Oils and Asphalts Testing
  • Weathering Constant Testing
  • pH Testing
  • Alkalinity or Acidity Testing

Type of Oil and Petroleum Products

Contract Laboratory can assist your company, academic institution, government agency or organization in outsourcing contract laboratories to perform testing, analysis, and product development for many Oil and Petroleum finished products, processes, systems, in-process materials, raw materials and components such as:

  • petroleum
  • crude oil
  • gasolines
  • fuels
  • grease
  • heavy distillates
  • liquified gas
  • methane
  • transformer oil
  • natural gas
  • petrochemicals
  • diesel fuels
  • asphalt
  • potash
  • paraffin wax
  • paraffins
  • light distillates
  • propane
  • air compressor fluids
  • aromatic hydrocarbons
  • saturated hydrocarbons
  • kerogen
  • unsaturated hydrocarbons
  • mineral oil
  • edible oils
  • shale
  • sedimentary rock
  • oil reserves
  • solvents
  • source rock
  • refrigeration compressor fluids
  • jet fuel
  • aviation fuel
  • air compressor fluids
  • petrol
  • coal
  • biofuels
  • synthetic fluids
  • synthetic oils
  • caustic soda
  • jet fuel
  • wax
  • distillate fuel oils
  • recycled vegetable oils
  • gear lubricants
  • butane
  • isobutane
  • lease condensate
  • sandstones
  • liquified petroleum gases
  • lubricants
  • ethane
  • ethylene
  • propylene
  • isobutylene
  • oil waste
  • naphtha
  • transformer oil
  • pet coke
  • kerosene
  • paraffenic lubricants
  • midgrade gasoline
  • premium gasoline
  • electrical insulating fluids
  • pentanes
  • unfinished oils
  • petrochemical solvents
  • aviation fuels
  • BOB (Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending)
  • residuals
  • carbon
  • clarified oil
  • slurry oils
  • low sulfur diesel
  • reformulated gasoline
  • biodiesel
  • hybrid fuels
  • alternative fuel sources
  • fuel oil

Oil and Petroleum Test Methods and Standards

Contract Laboratory can help with testing, analysis, assays, evaluations, examinations, inspections and certifications to different Oil and Petroleum test methods, standards, procedures or specifications.

  • EPA Method - Soil Screening for Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Immunoassay
  • EN 228: - Specifications for automotive petrol
  • ASTM D323 - Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method)
  • ASTM D322 - Standard Test Method for Gasoline Diluent in Used Gasoline Engine Oils by Distillation
  • ASTM D97 - Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
  • ASTM D95 - Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation
  • ASTM D94 - Standard Test Methods for Saponification Number of Petroleum Products
  • ISO 8217:2017 - Petroleum products - Fuels (class F) - Specifications of marine fuels
  • ISO 91:2017 - Petroleum and related products - Temperature and pressure volume correction factors (petroleum measurement tables) and standard reference conditions
  • EN 228: - Specifications for automotive petrol
  • ISO 8691 - Petroleum products Low levels of vanadium in liquid fuels Determination by flameless atomic absorption spectrometry after ashing
  • JIS K 2170 - Reclaimed oil
  • JIS K 2201 - Gasoline for industrial purpose
  • JIS K 2201 - Gasoline for industrial purpose
  • JIS K 2204:2007 - Diesel Fuel
  • JIS K 2205:1991 - Fuel oil
  • JIS K 2206 - Aviation gasoline
  • JIS K 2211:2009 - Refrigerating machine oils
  • JIS 2213:1983 - Turbine Oils
  • JIS K 2215:1993/AMENDMENT 1:2006 - Internal combustion engine oils
  • JIS K 2233:2006 - Non-petroleum base motor vehicle brake fluids
  • JIS K 2234:2006 - Engine antifreeze coolants
  • JIS K 2235:1991 - Petroleum waxes
  • JIS K 2240:2007 - Liquefied petroleum gases
  • JIS K 2242:2012 - Heat treating fluids
  • JIS K 2246:2007 - Rust preventive oils
  • JIS K 2252:1998 - Petroleum products -- Testing method for reaction
  • JIS K 2258-1:2009 - Crude petroleum and petroleum products -- Determination of vapour pressure -- Part 1: Reid method
  • JIS K 2265-1:2007 - Determination of flash point -- Part 1: Tag closed cup method
  • JIS K 2265-3:2007 - Determination of flash point -- Part 3: Pensky-Martens closed cup method
  • JIS K 2269:1987 - Testing methods for pour point and cloud point of crude oil and petroleum products
  • JIS K 2270 - Crude petroleum and petroleum products -- Determination of carbon residue -- Part 1: Conradson method
  • JIS K 2272 - Crude oil and petroleum products -- Determination of ash and sulfated ash
  • JIS K 2510:1998 - Lubricants -- Determination of rust-preventing characteristics
  • JIS K 2536-3:2003 - Liquid petroleum products -- Testing method of components Part 3: Determination of aromatic components by gas chromatography
  • JIS K 2536-6:2003 - Liquid petroleum products -- Testing method of components Part 6: Determination of oxygen content and oxygenate compounds by gas chromatography and oxygen selective detection
  • ASME B31.4 - Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries
  • ASTM E1943-98(2015) - Standard Guide for Remediation of Ground Water by Natural Attenuation at Petroleum Release Sites
  • ASTM F1693-17 - ASTM Standard Guide for Consideration of Bioremediation as an Oil Spill Response Method on Land
  • ASTM F2204/F2204M-16 - Standard Guide for Describing Shoreline and Inland Response Techniques
  • C1343 - 16 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Low Concentrations of Uranium in Oils and Organic Liquids by X-ray Fluorescence
  • ASTM F2798-09 - ASTM Standard Specification for Sealless Lube Oil Pump with Oil Through Motor for Marine Applications
  • ISO 16911 - Petroleum products -- Estimation of net specific energy of aviation turbine fuels using hydrogen content data
  • ISO 3648 - Aviation fuels - Estimation of net specific energy
  • ISO 20846 - Petroleum products - Determination of sulfur content of automotive fuels - Ultraviolet fluorescence method
  • ISO 4636 - Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness and Oxidation Stability of Hydraulic Oils, Aircraft Turbine Engine Lubricants, and Other Highly Refined Oils
  • ISO D5185 - Standard Test Method for Multielement Determination of Used and Unused Lubricating Oils and Base Oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)
  • ASTM D803 - Standard Test Methods for Testing Tall Oil
  • ASTM D483 - Standard Test Method for Unsulfonated Residue of Petroleum Plant Spray Oils
  • API 4709 - Risk-Based Methodologies for Evaluating Petroleum Hydrocarbon Impacts at Oil and Natural Gas E&P Sites
  • ASTM D1500 - Standard Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Products (ASTM Color Scale)
  • ASTM F1693 - Standard Guide for Consideration of Bioremediation as an Oil Spill Response Method on Land
  • ASTM F1209 - Standard Guide for Ecological Considerations for the Use of Oil Spill Dispersants in Freshwater and Other Inland Environments, Ponds and Sloughs
  • ASTM F1231 - Standard Guide for Ecological Considerations for the Use of Oil Spill Dispersants in Freshwater and Other Inland Environments, Rivers and Creeks
  • ASTM F1210 - Standard Guide for Ecological Considerations for the Use of Oil Spill Dispersants in Freshwater and Other Inland Environments, Lakes and Large Water Bodies
  • NACE 21415 - Potential Effects of Upstream Additives on Refinery Corrosion and Fouling
  • IEC 62701 - Fluids for electrotechnical applications - Recycled mineral insulating oils for transformers and switchgear
  • ISO 3734 - Petroleum products - Determination of water and sediment in residual fuel oils - Centrifuge method
  • ISO 8068 - Lubricants, industrial oils and related products (class L) - Family T (Turbines) - Specification for lubricating oils for turbines
  • ISO 20844 - Petroleum and related products - Determination of the shear stability of polymer-containing oils using a diesel injector nozzle
  • ASTM D4304 - Standard Specification for Mineral and Synthetic Lubricating Oil Used in Steam or Gas Turbines
  • ASTM D971 - Standard Test Method for Interfacial Tension of Oil Against Water by the Ring Method
  • ISO 12500 - Filters for compressed air - Test methods - Part 2: Oil vapours
  • ISO 3016 - Petroleum and related products from natural or synthetic sources - Determination of pour point
  • ISO 2719 - Determination of flash point - Pensky-Martens closed cup method
  • CSA Z662 - Oil and gas pipeline systems
  • CSA Z662 - Oil and gas pipeline systems
  • CSA Z662 - Oil and gas pipeline systems
  • EPA 006A - Sulfur Dioxide & Carbon Dioxide - Fossil Fuel
  • IEEE 980 - IEEE Guide for Containment and Control of Oil Spills in Substations
  • API 10.6 - Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 10.6 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
  • API 10.3 - Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 10.3 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
  • API 13l - Recommended Practice for Laboratory Testing of Drilling Fluids March 1, 2009 - API
  • ASTM D2549 - Standard Test Method for Separation of Representative Aromatics and Nonaromatics Fractions of High-Boiling Oils by Elution Chromatography
  • ASTM D189 - Standard Test Method for Conradson Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products
  • ASTM D2274 - Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Distillate Fuel Oil (Accelerated Method)
  • ASTM D2710 - Standard Test Method for Bromine Index of Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Electrometric Titration
  • ASTM D5182 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Scuffing Load Capacity of Oils (FZG Visual Method)
  • IEEE P2740 - Selection and Installation of Electrical Cables and Cable Systems in Hazardous (Classified) Locations on Oil and Gas Land Drilling Rigs
  • ASTM D2269-10(2020) - Standard Test Method for Evaluation of White Mineral Oils by Ultraviolet Absorption
  • ASTM D4007-11(2016)e1 - Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
  • ASTM D4006-16e1 - Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation Active Standard(Latest Version) Last Updated June 1, 2016
  • ASTM D3230-19 - Standard Test Method for Salts in Crude Oil (Electrometric Method)
  • ASTM D6377-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Vapor Pressure of Crude Oil: VPCRx?(Expansion Method)
  • ASTM D7623-20 - Standard Test Method for Total Mercury in Crude Oil Using Combustion-Gold Amalgamation and Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Method
  • ASTM D7622-20 - Standard Test Method for Total Mercury in Crude Oil Using Combustion and Direct Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Method with Zeeman Background Correction
  • ASTM D8150-17 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Organic Chloride Content in Crude Oil by Distillation Followed by Detection Using Combustion Ion Chromatography
  • API - Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction
  • ASTM D1298-12b(2017): - Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
  • ASTM D7739-11(2020) - Standard Practice for Thermal Oxidative Stability Measurement via Quartz Crystal Microbalance

Oil and Petroleum Certifications, Licenses, and Accreditations:

Depending on your Oil and Petroleum products, you may need third-party Oil and Petroleum laboratories or research facilities with specific certifications, licenses or accreditations.

  • American Petroleum Institute API
  • Universal Oil Products Laboratory Test Methods (UOL)
  • ASTM
  • IP
  • JFTOT
  • DIN
  • ISO
  • EN
  • EPA
  • ASTM D6751
  • CAEAL
  • California Air Resources Board (CARB)
  • API
  • EOLCS
  • ANSI
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • AOCS
  • Defense Standard 91-91
  • MIL-DTL-83133E (JP8)
  • MIL-DTL-5624U (JP5)
  • AASHTO
  • IP

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