Petroleum Testing

SRC offers petroleum testing and analytical services for a wide range of petroleum products, including natural gases, gas condensates and lighter hydrocarbons (e.g., gasoline), middle distillate fuels (e.g., diesel), heavier crude components (e.g., asphalt and bitumen), reservoir brines and pipeline fluids.

Providing analytical support for the petroleum sector, our lab helps manufacturing, resource and agriculture sectors develop and improve processes for developing value-added products sustainably.

SRC has consolidated its transformer oil, petroleum and biodiesel testing into one laboratory. All services are now provided by SRC Environmental Analytical Laboratories in Saskatoon, Sask. Please contact us about your services and shipping options.

We offer the following services:

  • Biofuels Testing – full suite of Canadian General Standards Board and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard tests for ethanol and biodiesel producers
  • Transformer Oil Testing – includes ASTM, Dissolved Fault Gas and PCB analytical services, as well as statistical trending, fault interpretation and electronic data sharing services for the electric utility and transformer manufacturing and maintenance industries
  • Density
  • Kinematic/Dynamic Viscosity
  • Total Acid/Base Number
  • Cloud/Pour Point
  • Sulfur in Oil by XRF
  • Oxidation Stability
  • Cold Soak Filtration
  • Lubricity
  • Carbon Residue
  • Flash Point
  • Alcohol by Volume

SRC’s lab is accredited by the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. and uses the latest in modern instrumentation, methods and techniques to ensure your products meet recognized standards.

Contact us to schedule your petroleum testing service today.