At this year 's Offshore Technology Conference , oilfield services founder Schlumberger unveiled the company 's first service that delivers downhole fluid composition during drilling . SpectraSphere is designed to service a variety of environments , from exploration wells to highly - deviated development wells . The service offers real - time fluid mapping by providing insight into fluid properties — such as typing , compositions , fractions and gas to oil wells — in real time while drilling is taking place . Field tests of SpectraSphere were conducted in the Middle East , the Gulf of Mexico , the North Sea , Africa and offshore drilling .
At this year's Offshore Technology Conference, oilfield services company Schlumberger unveiled the industry's first service that delivers downhole fluid composition during drilling. SpectraSphere is designed to service a range of environments, from exploration wells to highly-deviated development wells. The service offers real-time fluid mapping by providing insight into fluid properties — such as typing, compositions, fractions and gas to oil ratios — in real time while drilling is taking place. Field tests of SpectraSphere were conducted in the Middle East, the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, Africa and offshore Malaysia.