Calgary · Western Canada
In-Situ Stress Testing in Calgary
Open-hole and cased-hole mini-frac programs, diagnostic fracture injection tests, step-rate / injectivity, and caprock integrity testing for operators who need stress data they can defend in the completion design.
Talk to a field program lead — not a generic form farm. We size isolation, injection volumes, and pressure analysis around your well objectives.
Request a test plan
Engineers and completions leads — name, company, and phone get a call-back. Basin and scope help us size the program.
What we run
Stress and injectivity data sit under every fracture design, every CCS containment case, and every SWD MOP discussion. These pages map to the programs completions and reservoir teams actually book.
Mini-Frac Testing
Controlled injection to measure closure, ISIP, and fracture gradients without a full stimulation.
CoreDiagnostic Fracture Injection Test
Diagnostic injection and shut-in analysis for stress and leakoff — stated in full, not buried as jargon.
CoreIn-Situ Stress Testing
Stress magnitude and orientation programs tied to wellbore geometry and completion stages.
SpecialtyOpen-Hole Mini-Frac
Open-hole isolation and injection when you need formation-facing stress before casing.
SpecialtyCased-Hole Mini-Frac
Perforated or ported interval testing inside casing for stage-level stress calibration.
InjectionStep-Rate / Injectivity
Step-rate and injectivity packages for disposal wells, MOP support, and fracture-extension checks.
ContainmentCaprock Integrity
Caprock and seal integrity tests that feed containment and thermal development decisions.
ContainmentContainment Testing
Broader geo-containment programs for injection, storage, and seal verification.
UmbrellaPetroleum Geomechanics
Field geomechanics support that connects stress data to completion and reservoir models.
How a program runs
Five steps from design to report. Detail on the how it works page.
Design
Objectives, isolation plan, fluids, gauges, and success criteria locked with your engineers.
Mobilize
Crew, packers, pumps, and sensors scheduled around your rig or workover window.
Test
Controlled injection, shut-in, and real-time QC so the curve is usable before demob.
Analyze
Closure, ISIP, stress picks, and injectivity interpretation against your well data.
Report
Operator-ready summary plus supporting plots — not a PDF archive with no CTA.
Who this is for
Completions engineers, reservoir and geomechanics leads, CCS / containment teams, and SWD operators who need field stress and injectivity data — not homeowners, not generic oilfield services catalogs.
Based in Calgary with programs across Western Canada.
Example program scopes
Until real job write-ups are supplied, these pages describe example deliverable types — clearly labeled, no invented clients or results.
Questions operators ask
What is the difference between a mini-frac and a diagnostic fracture injection test?
In field practice the terms often overlap: a small-volume injection creates a short fracture, then shut-in pressure is analyzed for closure, ISIP, and stress. We use the full phrase diagnostic fracture injection test when operators search that way, and mini-frac when the commercial conversation is about the injection itself.
Do you only work in Western Canada?
Calgary is the operating base and Western Canada is the primary theatre. Other basins are discussed only when the program and logistics are clear — we do not list markets we cannot support.
What do you need before mobilizing?
Well schematic, interval of interest, casing/open-hole status, available packer or isolation options, fluid constraints, and what decision the data must support (completion design, MOP, containment, etc.).
How do leads get fulfilled?
After engagement, field programs are fulfilled by experienced Western Canada downhole testing crews. About explains the honest handoff without naming competitors or inventing a fleet.
Need stress or injectivity data on the next well?
Call or send the five-field form. We respond with a test-plan conversation, not a brochure dump.