Press Releases
Carl Zeiss SMT Announces Ingrain's Adoption of the AURIGA® CrossBeam® Workstation September 30, 2009
The workstation provides the ultra-high resolution images, plus powerful analytical capabilities, needed to understand shale rock in a revolutionary new way. It has demonstrated the ability to improve the analysis of shale rock's porosity and permeability in order to more accurately predict the shale's suitability for the commercial extraction of oil or gas.
Ingrain Closes Third Round of Funding September 23, 2009
Houston-based digital rock physics company Ingrain has secured a third
round of funding totaling $15 million to advance the deployment of its
digital rock physics labs. The collaborative raise was completed by
continuing investors including Energy Ventures and KLP, along with new
investor TPH Partners.
Houston-based Ingrain announced today that Sonatrach, one of
the world’s top energy players, has signed a commercial agreement to
use the company’s digital rock physics services.
Gouping Li named country manager; Digital rock physics lab to open in Calgary
Ingrain Opens Digital Rock Physics Lab in Brazil January 05, 2009
Expansion demonstrates industry acceptance of digital rock properties analysis.
Ingrain Closes Second Round of Funding September 26, 2008
$15 Million Investment Supports Commercialization of Digital Reservoir Rock
Measurement Process
Elizabeth Diaz Joins Ingrain as Chief Geoscientist August 28, 2008
Geophysics expert Elizabeth Diaz has joined Houston-based rock physics
company Ingrain as its chief geoscientist. Most recently a senior
geoscientist at Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc.,
Diaz will help lead Ingrain's team of physicists and geologists in
developing new methods and technologies in the emerging field of
reservoir rock properties computation.
Patricia Pastana De Lugao to Head International Office in Brazil
August 28, 2008
Ingrain has added Patricia
Pastana de Lugão to its growing management team. Pastana de Lugão will
serve as the managing director of Ingrain's first international office,
located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pastana de Lugão comes to Ingrain
with a long and influential career in the Brazilian oil and gas market.
Ingrain Adds John Elmer as Chief Marketing Officer August 20, 2008
Rock physics company, Ingrain, has added John Elmer to serve as chief
marketing officer in its Houston-based headquarters. He will serve as
Ingrain's strategic marketing lead to advance the use of the company's
digital process for measuring reservoir rock properties in the upstream
industry.
Ingrain Introduces 3-D NanoXCT Imaging System July 15, 2008
Revolutionary device will reveal internal structure of rock samples to aid exploitation.
Rock physics company, Ingrain, has added scientist Dr. Avrami Grader to
its executive management team, effective immediately. Selected to serve
as Ingrain's chief scientist, Dr. Grader will lead the firm in
developing advanced methods for the computation of rock properties and
multi-phase flow through reservoir rocks.
June 4, 2008
Talk details potential of innovative rock-physics methodologies
May 12, 2008
Dr. Amos Nur's newest publication that combines seismology and
archaeology to show the impact on earthquakes at some of the world's
most famous archaeological sites.
Dr. Amos Nur Joins Ingrain March 3, 2008
Renowned Geoscientist Dr. Amos Nur Joins Houston-Based Ingrain as Chief Technology Officer.
The Houston based company Ingrain Inc. has secured an investment of $5 million from
Energy Ventures, a leading Norwegian venture capital firm specializing in the upstream oil
and gas technology arena.
