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Operating microfluidic testing at a commercial scale generates large volumes of data, primarily images, setting it apart from most lab tests. Some tests can generate thousands of .TIFF images and multiple sensor logs each with thousands of points....

Imagine a single device in your lab that can do it all—just like your smartphone does for your daily life. These days, the average person in North America uses about 10 apps on their smartphone per day and about 30 apps per month1, without much...

September is always a special month for Interface Fluidics as it is the time we come together for our annual team event—Interface Fest! Every year, our team gathers from across Canada—Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, and more—to meet at our Edmonton...

Since December 2023, the Interface Fluidics Team has been hard at work building two of the most advanced high-pressure microfluidics systems in the world. PTT Exploration and Production Company (PTTEP), with a lab based just north of Bangkok, and...

At Interface Fluidics, we view microfluidic fluid testing as a crucial component in managing operations. The workflow highlighted here underscores the importance of screening and monitoring fluid performance as a part of an iterative process. This...

Why Gas Injection? With main reservoirs being depleted over several decades of primary and secondary production stages, tertiary recovery or enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods seem to be the most viable approach to continue producing from these...

May 3, 2024 CALGARY, Alberta – The Laboratory of Microhydrodynamics and Flow in Porous Media (LMMP/PUC-Rio) from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC Rio) has recently acquired SapphireLab®, Interface Fluidics’ groundbreaking...

Introduction From 2000 to 2014, the volume of water typically used for fracing an oil well in the United States increased from 177,000 gallons to over 4 million gallons. This surge in demand, combined with concerns over the depletion of freshwater...

In 2015, I found myself standing at a crossroads, wrestling with a challenging decision. My friend Tom was trying to convince me to leave the well-trodden career path I was on at Canadian Natural Resources, and start a company to solve a problem...