• Provides both qualitative and quantitative measurements

• Measures light hydrocarbon gases within the  C1 – C5 range

• Samples are from shallow auger holes-onshore and piston cores-offshore

Originally developed by Leo Horvitz in 1950, also commercialized as Sorbed Soil Gases, this method measures the concentrations of methane, ethane, propane, butanes and C5+ hydrocarbons trapped in clays and carbonates of rocks, soils and marine sediments. Light Hydrocarbon Gases ratios predict if hydrocarbon source is oil, condensate, or gas prone.