Petroleum Products

Laboratory Testing for Petroleum, Crude Oil Quality, Properties and Evaluation
DTH provides a full range of crude oil, petroleum testing services through a global laboratory network staffed with experienced petroleum chemists and equipped with modern and advanced instrumentation. The labs test to ASTM, IP and other industry protocols. Refining technical services such as crude oil assay testing, catalyst evaluation and pilot plant services are available. DTH offers premier laboratory expertise in crude oil evaluation.

list of petro products test carried by DTH

Crude Oil Quality Tests

  • API Gravity, Density, Relative Density of crude oil
  • Sediment Content in crude oil
  • Water Content in crude oil
  • Sulfur Content in crude oil
  • S&W (Centrifuge)
  • Crude Oil Assay
  • Carbon Residue
  • Chloride - Organic (includes Naphtha Cut)
  • Chlorides - Total
  • Chlorides - Inorganic
  • Mercury Detection (Trace Levels)
  • Crude Oil Assay Test Methods
  • Distillation, Atmospheric
  • Distillation, Fractional
  • Distillation (Vacuum Potstill)
  • Distillation, Reduced Pressure
  • Distillation, Simulated by G.C.
  • Hydrogen Sulfide (See Mercaptan Sulfur)
  • Light ends in crude oil
  • Mercaptan Sulfur
  • Hydrogen Sulfide

Petroleum, Refined Products and Petrochemicals
DTH operates a global laboratory, inspection and calibration network supporting the world's petroleum, refining, chemical, tanker and related industries.

Insulation Oil (Trt. Oil), Petroleum, Fuels, Chemical, Refined-products, Coal Products and more Tested and Inspected by DTH includes
Asphalt, Aviation Fuel, Biofuels, Biodiesel, Bunker Fuel, Caustic Sodam, Chemicals, Coal, Coke, Condensates, Crude Oil, Petroleum, Diesel Fuels, Fluids Testing, fly ash, Fuels, Fuel Oils, Gasolines, Gas-To-Liquids, Heavy Distillates, Jet Fuel, Kerosene, Liquified Gas LNG, Lube Oils, Lubricant Oils, Methane, Middle DistillatesNapththa, Natural Gas, Residual Fuel, Paraffinic Wax, Petrochemicals, Petroleum Coke (Petcoke), Potash, Pressurized Gas, Transmix, Pipeline, VGO .

Fuel Testing include
Avgas, Aviation Fuel, Biofuels, Biodiesel, Coal, Coke, Diesel Fuel, Ethanol, Fuel Grade Fuel Oil, Gas-To-Liquids, Gas Oil, Bunker Fuel, Gasoline, Heavy Distillates, Jet Fuel, Kerosene, LPG, NG Fuels, Natural Gas, Petroleum Testing, RFG Gasoline, Turbine Fuels, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel, Alternative Fuels, Unconventional Fuels.

Fuel test methods include

  • ASTM Fuel Test Methods
  • IP Fuel Test Methods
  • DIN Fuel Test Methods
  • ISO Fuel Test Methods
  • Other

Fuel testing capabilities

  • Fuel purity and quality
  • Fuel contamination
  • Fuel Additives
  • Fuel pipeline trans-mix fuels and comingled fuels
  • Physical properties
  • Energy value
  • Trace components, trace contaminants

Analytical Parameters
Density, Viscosity, Sulphur, Ash content, Pour Point, Oxygen, Cloud Point, Drop Point, Freezing Point, Softening Point, Smoke Point, Aniline Point, Melting Point, Total Base No.(TBN), Total Acid No (TAN), Iodine No, Surface Moisture, Carbon Residue, API Gravity, Rust Preventive Characteristics, Grading, Sieving, Oozing test, Trace metals analysis, Viscosity Index, Elastic recovery, Flash Point, Nitrogen, SK Value, Sediments, Sludge, Calorific Value, Consistency, Resistance, Interfacial tension, Dissolved Gas Analysis, Benzene insoluble, Toluene insoluble, Inherent Moisture, Sulphated ash, stability, Corrosion test, Fixed Carbon, Volatile matter, Water content, Cold filter Plugging Point, Inter Facial tension (I.F.T), Dielectric Constant, Specific Gravity, Specific Resistivity, Break Down Voltage (B.D.V)