The IRF Group

Services

the irf group is a strategic & operations consulting firm serving exploration and development teams in leading oil & gas corporations and host-government agencies with differential, value-added stratigraphic technology

the irf group is prepared to assist in-house paleontological coordinators, as well as non-paleontological personnel, to achieve maximum results from biostratigraphic data sets and to realize the full benefits of a comprehensive exploration and production analytical support program

the irf group provides project technical services to companies who do not have in-house biostratigraphic staff, to companies who need specific age or geographic expertise to solve short-term geological problems, and to companies who require long-term support for ongoing exploration and production programs

the irf group focuses on all aspects of biostratigraphic project management and integrated stratigraphic studies, including

• planning and design
• implementation and coordination
• data acquisition and evaluation
• stratigraphic interpretation
• display and visualization
• interdisciplinary integration
• software and data compatibility
• database design and archiving

the irf group applies a variety of analytical methods to develop cost-effective and dynamic solutions to regional stratigraphic problems, and we work closely with clients to implement our work

• sequence stratigraphy
• biofacies characterization
• computational biochronology
• quantitative ecostratigraphy
• statistical data analysis
• integrated depositional models
• age-depth plots
• standard time scales
• state-of-the-art display graphics
• dynamic interpretation models
• workstation-compatible datasets

the irf group provides a comprehensive suite of services necessary for a state-of-the-art biostratigraphic program

• strategic project planning
• turn-key operational support
• risk analysis evaluation
• visual kerogen typing/thermal estimates
• pre-drill regional data synthesis
• regional studies/correlation models
• field program support & well sitting
• quality control & contractor evaluation
• data set evaluation & integration
• restudy & display of existing datasets
• geological sample logistics
• sample processing for all microfossils
• database implementation & maintenance
• directional drilling support
• hardcopy and digital data & reports

the irf group maintains client confidentiality and secure treatment of proprietary concepts, data sets, and materials

the irf group maintains a network of strategic alliances with other geoscience consultancies in order to bring to projects the appropriate technical expertise that best meets the specific exploration and production needs of our clients