Spectrographics Instruments Ltd

Spectrographics Instruments is a Canadian company focusing on developing various instruments based on spectroscopy of light that has been dispersed after passing through an unknown sample. We are currently designing a rugged unmanned mud logging instrument using spectoscopy technology. Using spectroscopy our product will be both fast (1 sec update) and unmanned, low maintenance and rugged. No other technology has been shown to accomplish these two key features. In 2012 Spectrographics identified a market for a Multi-Species Gas Logger. Currently drilling rigs measure the amount of gasses dissolved in the drilling fluid (mud) with instruments that measure total combustible gas. The industry wants that measurement to be separated into its hydrocarbon components (C1-C5). Chromatographs are often used to provide this measurement. They have two major drawbacks. They require significant and continuous maintenance. They take minimum of 10 seconds per reading. With current drilling speeds, this can represent several meters of hole.