32 results about "Geological materials" patented technology

The geological prospecting drilling sampling device based on the high-pressure water jet comprises a frame, a box body is arranged on the frame, wheels are arranged at the bottom of the frame, a hand pushing frame is fixedly arranged on the upper portion of the rear side of the frame, a box door is arranged on the left side of the box body, and a solar cell panel is arranged on the top of the box body. A jet cutting high-pressure water pump, a switching high-pressure water pump, a handheld sampler, a water tank, a storage battery and a solar charging and discharging controller are arranged in the box body. The device is scientific in principle and easy to operate, the trolley is adopted as a bearing body of the water tank, the storage battery, the jet cutting high-pressure water pump and the switching high-pressure water pump, an energy source is provided for the handheld sampler, the handheld sampler can conduct long-distance sampling operation, core drilling sampling is mainly conducted on hard geological materials, the application range is wide, and the sampling efficiency is high. And a complete cylindrical sample is provided for geological exploration operation.

The present application relates to the technical field of electric digital data processing, in particular to a numerical method and system for analyzing stress field of tunnel frozen soil curtain based on finite element, which obtains a three-dimensional model of a tunnel construction site and geological material characteristic data; performs grid division on the three-dimensional model to obtain a finite element grid model of the three-dimensional model; performs stress simulation on the finite element grid model based on the geological material characteristic data to obtain an initial stress field of the finite element grid model before freezing; analyzes the trend of change of soil density in the freezing process based on the stress distribution of each unit grid in the initial stress field in the finite element grid model to determine a frost heaving stress field of the finite element grid model; and superimposes the initial stress field and the frost heaving stress field to determine a comprehensive stress field of the finite element grid model. The present application effectively improves the accuracy of analyzing stress field of tunnel frozen soil curtain.

A beneficiation arrangement for beneficiating a geological material is disclosed comprising a beneficiation path along which the geological material is displaced. It includes a sensor station on the beneficiation path comprising a plurality of sensors 5 for determining a property of the geological material and providing sensing information. The sensor station comprises a first sensor for determining a property of the geological material, and a second sensor for determining the property of the geological material more accurately than the first sensor. The second sensor is activated in dependence upon sensing information retrieved by the first sensor, 10 when the first sensor is unable to sense the property of the geological material with a threshold accuracy. The geological material is then sorted based on the sensing information of the activated second sensor. A method of beneficiating a geological material is also disclosed. 15 Fig. 1 5 10 material is also disclosed. 20 26 20 49 79 25 J un 2 02 6 2 0 2 6 2 0 4 9 7 9 2 5 J u n 2 0 2 6 1 / 1 100 Control unit Feeding conveyor 10 200 20 Primary crusher 30 Screen FG 41, 42, 43 40 Entrance area 53 F3 CS CS F1 51 F2 CS First sensor station First sensor station First sensor station 52 63 62 61 CS CS CS First sorting station First sorting station First sorting station 73 72 71 CS CS CS second sensor and second sensor and second sensor and sorting station sorting station sorting station CS CS CS CS CS CS Gangue dump 80 90 Comminution Fig. 1 20 26 20 49 79 25 J un 2 02 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 2 0 4 9 7 9 2 5 J u n 2 0 2 6 2 0 3 0 4 0 E n t r a n c e a r e a F 3 C S C S 5 1 F 2 C S 5 2 6 3 6 2 6 1 C S C S C S 7 3 7 2 7 1 C S C S C S s e c o n d s e n s o r a n d s e c o n d s e n s o r a n d s e c o n d s e n s o r a n d C S C S C S C S C S C S G a n g u e d u m p 8 0 9 0 C o m m i n u t i o n

A method for sealing a wellbore is provided. The method includes positioning a tool including a radiation emitting device in a wellbore at a desired depth, emitting electromagnetic radiation at one or more frequencies, emitting the electromagnetic radiation includes emitting the electromagnetic radiation in a radial direction towards geological material disposed in the wellbore, melting the geological material with the electromagnetic radiation, and sealing at least a portion of the wellbore with the melted geological material.

Methods for identifying, evaluating, and high-grading rocks associated with past or future potential generation of hydrogen from geologic materials are provided. For example, a method for evaluating a hydrogen system within a geological source rock includes obtaining a geological sample of the geological source rock; extracting ‘mobile’ gases of the geological sample under a pressure gradient; evaluating the ‘mobile’ gases extracted from the geological sample; and quantifying a volume of hydrogen previously generated based on the ‘mobile’ gases.

The invention relates to the field of foundation pit construction, in particular to a coral reef limestone geological foundation pit and a construction method thereof. The construction method comprises the following steps that the depth of a foundation pit to be excavated and geological data of an excavation site of the foundation pit are obtained; the geological data comprises rock and soil mass mechanical parameters such as stratigraphic structure and cohesive force, wet weight, internal friction angle and the like and hydrogeological data; and an open excavation and forced drainage scheme is designed according to the depth of the foundation pit to be excavated and geological data. During scheme design, the underground water level line changing along with the boundary of the foundation pit and the evenly-distributed loads arranged on the edge of the foundation pit are introduced for stability analysis, an open excavation and forced drainage scheme that the stability of the foundation pit and the surrounding settlement of the foundation pit reach the standard is obtained, the dewatering and drainage requirements of the foundation pit are met, and meanwhile a waterproof curtain and an inner supporting structure do not need to be arranged; and in the open excavation and forced drainage scheme, the foundation pit slope is built by means of geological materials on the construction site, the environmental pollution risk of pouring of the waterproof curtain is eliminated, the cost and the construction period are prevented from being increased, the environment can be protected, and the construction period can be guaranteed.

A hard geological sampling device for geological exploration operation comprises a vehicle frame, a box body arranged on the vehicle frame, wheels arranged at the bottom of the vehicle frame, a hand push frame fixedly arranged on the upper portion of the rear side of the vehicle frame, a box door arranged on the left side of the box body and a solar cell panel arranged on the top of the box body. A jet cutting high-pressure water pump, a switching high-pressure water pump, a handheld sampler, a water tank, a storage battery and a solar charging and discharging controller are arranged in the box body. The hand-held sampler is scientific in principle and easy to operate, adopts the trolley as a bearing body of the water tank, the storage battery, the jet cutting high-pressure water pump and the switching high-pressure water pump, provides an energy source for the hand-held sampler, can perform long-distance sampling operation, is mainly used for core drilling sampling of hard geological materials, and is wide in application range and high in practicability. And a complete cylindrical sample is provided for geological exploration operation.

The utility model discloses a high-torque cave-making drill rod, which relates to the field of industrial construction equipment and comprises a drill rod main body, a hole is arranged in the drill rod main body, a plurality of thread grooves are arranged on the inner wall of the hole, an internal rotation drill rod matched with the thread grooves is arranged in the hole, and a sampling device is arranged at the bottom of the internal rotation drill rod. The sampling device comprises a drilling bit, the drilling bit is connected with an internal rotation drilling rod, and a pair of guiding and collecting plates are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the drilling bit. According to the utility model, the thread design is innovated and improved through the thread mechanics principle, so that the drilling force of the internal rotation drill rod is obviously enhanced, rock breaking and caving can be easily carried out in complex stratums such as hard rocks, the drilling efficiency and quality are effectively improved, and various complex mining operation requirements are met; and meanwhile, redundant geological materials during hole drilling are collected through the arranged sampling device, so that the materials are conveniently analyzed, and subsequent hole drilling operation is facilitated.

The present invention provides a slope monitoring system based on a physical model, which relates to the technical field of slope physical testing and analysis, and its IPC classification number belongs to G01N. The present invention significantly improves the monitoring and assessment capabilities of risk areas by measuring the soil type, geological material characteristics, and plant root status data of ground materials; the system combines historical landslide fault data with risk area division to dynamically generate warning thresholds to ensure real-time prediction of slope instability; in addition, based on a comprehensive analysis of the state of plant roots, the system can quantify the impact of roots on slope stability by generating a root evaluation index; the threshold calibration unit provides a dynamic warning threshold adjustment strategy to ensure real-time reflection of the stability state of the slope; at the same time, by generating an unstable landslide evaluation index, the system can achieve more accurate risk assessment, thereby improving the efficiency and reliability of slope monitoring.

The present invention relates to the treatment of leachate from a controlled landfill using a geochemical approach. The process involves the preparation of a dolomite-based material and its application as a new geological material for treating leachate. Effluent purification, heavy metal removal, and reduction of the organic load are the cornerstones of this approach.

A method for sealing a wellbore is provided. The method includes positioning a tool including a radiation emitting device in a wellbore at a desired depth, emitting electromagnetic radiation at one or more frequencies, emitting the electromagnetic radiation includes emitting the electromagnetic radiation in a radial direction towards geological material disposed in the wellbore, melting the geological material with the electromagnetic radiation, and sealing at least a portion of the wellbore with the melted geological material.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of geological detection, and discloses a geological drilling detection device for engineering technology investigation, which comprises a base, four groups of hydraulic cylinders are fixedly mounted at the top of the base, a top plate is fixedly mounted at the tops of the four groups of hydraulic cylinders, and a round hole is formed in the top of the base and penetrates through the base. And a connecting plate is fixedly installed among the four sets of hydraulic cylinders, a sleeve rod is movably installed at the bottom of the connecting plate, a drill bit is fixedly installed at the bottom of the sleeve rod, and a water outlet hole is formed in the surface of the sleeve rod. The device is favorable for keeping the hardness and sharpness of the drill bit, so that the drilling efficiency is improved, watering can play a role in lubrication, reduce the frictional resistance between the drill bit and geological materials, enable the drilling process to be smoother, prevent the drill bit from being damaged due to high temperature, prolong the service life of the drill bit and play a role in cleaning, and the service life of the drill bit is prolonged. Impurities such as drilling cuttings are prevented from adhering to the drill bit to affect normal work and machining precision of the drill bit.

The invention discloses a multifunctional core drilling and sampling device and method for geophysical exploration, and the device comprises a vehicle frame, a box body is arranged on the vehicle frame, wheels are arranged at the bottom of the vehicle frame, a hand-push frame is fixedly arranged at the upper part of the rear side of the vehicle frame, a box door is arranged at the left side of the box body, and a solar cell panel is arranged at the top of the box body. A soft geological material sampler, a hard geological material sampler, a water tank, a jet cutting high-pressure water pump, a switching high-pressure water pump, a storage battery and a solar charging and discharging controller are arranged in the box body. The device is scientific in principle and easy to operate, the trolley is adopted as a bearing body of the water tank, the storage battery, the jet cutting high-pressure water pump and the switching high-pressure water pump, an energy source is provided for the soft geological material sampler and the hard geological material sampler, and the soft geological material sampler and the hard geological material sampler are both operated in a handheld mode. The device is simple in structure and convenient to operate, can perform long-distance sampling operation, performs corresponding core drilling sampling according to different geologies, is wide in application range, and provides a complete cylindrical sample for geophysical exploration operation.

The invention discloses flexible plate printing sleeve equipment and a using method thereof.The flexible plate printing sleeve equipment comprises a driving device, a first drilling pipe is installed at the bottom of the driving device, a second drilling pipe is arranged at the other end of the first drilling pipe, a pulling block is connected into the second drilling pipe in a sleeved mode, the surface of the pulling block is attached to the inner wall of the second drilling pipe, and a fixing base is welded to the bottom of the second drilling pipe; the other end of the fixed seat is fixedly connected with a pull rod. According to the flexible plate printing sleeve equipment and the using method thereof, the first drilling pipe is installed at the bottom of the driving device, the second drilling pipe is arranged at the other end of the first drilling pipe, meanwhile, the pulling block is connected with the interior of the second drilling pipe in a sleeved mode, the pulling block in the second drilling pipe can be driven to move, and the surface of the pulling block is attached to the inner wall of the second drilling pipe; and at the moment, when the pull block moves, the geological materials in the second drilling pipe can be pushed until the geological materials are pushed out of the second drilling pipe, and therefore material taking is more convenient.

The invention discloses a rapid plugging simulation test device and method for foundation pit water gushing, and the device comprises a box body and an injector, the left end of the bottom of the box body is provided with a water outlet, the inner wall of the box body is movably provided with a partition plate and a waterproof curtain for simulating a foundation pit, and the inner wall of the box body is movably provided with a cover plate located at the right side of the partition plate. According to one embodiment of the invention, by arranging the box body, the injector and the grouting simulation assembly, the water inrush situation under different geological conditions and water pressure differences can be simulated, and by filling the box body with different geological materials in a layered manner, the complex geological conditions in actual engineering can be simulated; a visual experiment platform is provided for studying the formation mechanism of the water inrush, the transparent design of the device enables researchers to visually observe the dynamic process of the water inrush, including the formation and development of a water inrush channel, visual experiment data is provided for theoretical research, the plugging effect is monitored in real time, and the water inrush test efficiency is improved. And a scientific basis is provided for research and verification of a foundation pit water gushing plugging technology.

The application provides a mineralized filter material, a preparation method thereof and a mineralized filter core. The mineralized filter material comprises modified calcite carbonate rock, modified crystalline limestone, modified phyllite and modified granodiorite porphyry. The mineralized filter material comprises modified geological materials with specific components, and when used in a mineralized filter core of a reverse osmosis water purifier, can precipitate various beneficial elements such as calcium, magnesium, lithium, strontium, zinc and boron, and improve the water quality of the reverse osmosis water purifier, and obtain drinking water based on Kunlun Mountain spring water.

The invention discloses sampling equipment for material detection, and relates to the technical field of mineral geological sampling, the sampling equipment comprises a mounting ring seat, the mounting ring seat is provided with a notch and a wedge-shaped chute, the bottom of the mounting ring seat is provided with a moving roller mechanism, and the mounting ring seat is provided with two symmetrically arranged feeding clamping plate mechanisms; a driving clamping mechanism is arranged on the mounting ring seat, a sliding arc plate mechanism is arranged on the wedge-shaped sliding groove, a plurality of mounting sampling assemblies are arranged on the sliding arc plate mechanism, each mounting sampling assembly comprises a positioning plate mechanism, a deflection positioning mechanism and a synchronous sampling mechanism, the positioning plate mechanism is arranged on the sliding arc plate mechanism, the deflection positioning mechanism is arranged on the sliding arc plate mechanism, and the synchronous sampling mechanism is arranged on the positioning plate mechanism. According to the device, the two feeding clamping plate mechanisms can be driven by arranging the driving clamping mechanism, so that objects with different sizes are connected and clamped, movement and displacement along the mounting ring seat can be realized through the sliding arc plate mechanism, and the sampling efficiency of mineral geologic materials is improved.

A system can determine, based on an accumulation of geological material in a wellbore, a pack off indicator indicating a likelihood of a downhole tool being immobile in the wellbore. The accumulation of geological material in the wellbore comprises cuttings resulting from an action of the downhole tool positioned in the wellbore and settled cavings resulting from instability in the wellbore. Determining the pack off indicator can include estimating the accumulation of geological material in the wellbore. Determining the pack off indicator additionally can include dividing the estimated accumulation by a volume of a wellbore annulus defined by a first set of wellbore piping and a second set of wellbore piping positioned in the wellbore. The system can automatically adjust a wellbore operation using the pack off indicator by controlling a flow of circulating fluid in response to the pack off indicator exceeding a predetermined threshold.

The invention relates to the technical field of electrical digital data processing, in particular to a finite element-based tunnel frozen soil curtain stress field analysis numerical method and system, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a three-dimensional model of a tunnel construction site and geological material characteristic data; performing grid division on the three-dimensional model to obtain a finite element grid model of the three-dimensional model; carrying out stress simulation on the finite element mesh model based on the geological material characteristic data, and obtaining an initial stress field of the finite element mesh model before freezing; based on the stress distribution condition of each unit grid in the finite element grid model in the initial stress field, analyzing the trend that the soil density changes in the freezing process, and determining a frost heaving stress field of the finite element grid model; and superposing the initial stress field and the frost heaving stress field to determine a comprehensive stress field of the finite element mesh model. According to the method, the accuracy of tunnel frozen soil curtain stress field analysis is effectively improved.

The present invention provides a porous medium seepage effect constrained underground building heat flow field and inversion detection method, comprising: constructing a geometric model of a mountain according to the topographic information of the mountain; constructing an underground building in the mountain; assigning corresponding porous medium geological materials to the geometric model; adding a physical field of heat transfer of the porous medium geological materials to the geometric model; considering the influence of the voids of the porous medium geological materials and the seepage effect of groundwater on heat transfer, adding a seepage effect physical field to the geometric model; coupling the porous medium geological material heat transfer physical field and the seepage effect physical field to determine the mountain geological background heat flux; determining the solar radiation energy on the mountain surface according to the elevation information of the mountain surface; filtering out the solar radiation energy on the mountain surface and the mountain geological background heat flux under different geological layers in the infrared remote sensing image of the mountain to obtain the heat flow field of the underground building, performing inversion detection on the heat flow field, and determining the location and scale information of the underground building.

The invention discloses a layered salt rock stratum physical model and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the steps of material preparation, interlayer pouring frame preparation, model stacking and preliminary sealing, interlayer slurry filling and hardening, pipe column arrangement and final sealing. The structural characteristics and mechanical characteristics of the salt rock and the interlayer interbed are accurately simulated by stacking the salt rock blocks and the interlayer pouring frame in a staggered manner and combining with mudstone powder, gypsum powder, salt powder and other geological material slurry with an adjustable mixing ratio. The method is easy and convenient to operate and low in cost, models of different sizes, layer numbers, interlayer types and interlayer distribution are prepared through easily-obtained materials such as a transparent acrylic frame and an epoxy resin adhesive, and the method is suitable for salt cavern water-soluble cavity construction simulation tests and truly reflects the strength, permeability and collapse behavior diversity of the interlayer.

This invention relates to a method for identifying the optimal landing point of a magnetically attached seismic source for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), belonging to the field of geophysical exploration technology. Addressing the problems of excitation failure and equipment damage caused by the "blind landing" of existing UAV seismic sources, this method utilizes a multimodal sensor module consisting of an RGB camera, LiDAR, and multispectral camera mounted on the UAV to collect data such as surface slope, elevation variance, obstacle height, and geological material. A weighted scoring model is constructed based on four criteria: coupling, safety, proximity, and feasibility. Three task modes—high precision, efficiency priority, and safety in complex terrain—are adopted for dynamic weight adaptation to quantitatively screen candidate points with the best comprehensive score. An integrated spindle-shaped seismic source ensures stable landing attitude, and the landing point is autonomously verified by the machine after determination. This method solves the problem of lack of environmental perception, achieves intelligent landing point selection, avoids re-explosive firing operations, and significantly improves the accuracy, reliability, and efficiency of UAV seismic source operations.

A mining system with an inertial guidance system configured to enable precise excavation of geological material without a need to advance a survey line over a long distance and / or nonlinear excavation path, thereby maximizing productivity of the mind by minimizing a width of un-mined material necessary for support between adjacent excavation paths and minimizing equipment downtime.

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of geological structure deformation simulation, and discloses a strike-slip fracture growth process simulation method and equipment based on finite element simulation, and the method comprises the steps: generating a simulation model of strike-slip fracture according to the range of the strike-slip fracture and the stratum material attribute of a work area where the strike-slip fracture is located; wherein two bottom plates are arranged at the bottom of the simulation model; the grids corresponding to the two bottom plates are bound with each other; setting gravity in the Z direction of the simulation model, applying displacement in the Y direction on the left bottom plate and applying displacement in the-Y direction on the right bottom plate so as to simulate the evolution process of the strike-slip fracture; and drawing a particle deformation graph of the strike-slip fracture according to the evolution process. According to the invention, the loss of physical simulation experiment expenditure can be reduced, the simulation precision and accuracy are improved, and the model is enabled to better conform to the real condition. In addition, the method provided by the invention is simple and convenient to operate, and has a better application prospect and important theoretical significance.

The invention belongs to the technical field of preparation of artificial geological materials, and particularly relates to a preparation method of artificial salt rock. High-purity sea salt powder without other additives is adopted as a raw material, screening is conducted in a low-humidity environment, and then the sea salt powder is subjected to layer-by-layer pre-pressing and then subjected to cold press forming under the pressure of 100 kN for 1 h. And placing the cold-pressed sample in a controllable atmosphere high-temperature furnace, heating to 150 DEG C, 350 DEG C, 500 DEG C or 650 DEG C at a speed of 5 DEG C / min, preserving heat for 24 hours, and naturally and slowly cooling. The porosity is measured, the uniaxial compressive strength is measured through an electronic servo hydraulic universal testing machine, the result shows that the density of a 500 DEG C annealed sample is 2.09 g / cm < 3 >, the porosity is 3%, the average uniaxial compressive strength is 38.8 MPa, and the mechanical property is close to that of natural salt rock and is stable. The method is simple and convenient in process, avoids limitation of natural salt rock and existing preparation defects, and can meet engineering simulation requirements of gas storage, mechanical experiments and the like.

The invention discloses a laser-induced fluorescence spectrum rare earth element detection method and system based on light field regulation and control, and belongs to the technical field of spectral analysis and optical precision detection. According to the method, a super-continuum spectrum light source is matched with an acousto-optic tunable filter to achieve rapid and accurate tuning of excitation wavelength, excitation light is converted into an angular or radial polarized vector light beam through a vortex wave plate, then the vector light beam is tightly focused through a high-numerical-aperture objective lens, remarkable local enhancement of a longitudinal electric field or magnetic field component is formed in a focus area, and the high-frequency laser is obtained. Therefore, electric dipole or magnetic dipole transition fluorescence signals of the rare earth ions are selectively enhanced, and the fluorescence signals are collected and analyzed by a spectrograph. The method has the advantages of high signal-to-noise ratio, strong specificity and flexible operation, and is suitable for trace detection and spatial distribution imaging of rare earth elements in geological, material and environmental samples.

The present invention relates to the field of foundation pit construction, and specifically to a coral reef limestone geological foundation pit and a construction method thereof. The construction method comprises the following steps: obtaining geological data of the depth of the foundation pit to be excavated and the location of the foundation pit excavation; the geological data include: stratum structure and rock and soil mechanical parameters and hydrogeological data such as cohesion, wet density, internal friction angle, etc.; and designing an open excavation and forced drainage scheme according to the depth of the foundation pit to be excavated and the geological data. When designing the scheme, the present invention introduces a groundwater level line that changes with the boundary of the foundation pit and a uniformly distributed load set on the edge of the foundation pit to conduct a stability analysis, and obtains an open excavation and forced drainage scheme with a stable foundation pit and a settlement around the foundation pit that meets the standard. While meeting the drainage requirements of the foundation pit, there is no need to lay a water-stop curtain and an internal support structure, and in the open excavation and forced drainage scheme, the foundation pit slope is built by relying on geological materials on the construction site, eliminating the environmental pollution risk of casting the water-stop curtain, avoiding the increase in cost and construction period, and protecting the environment while ensuring the construction period.

Jet grouting involves injecting grout into geological material to improve its quality; however, use of jet grouting is limited to situations in which the injection systems can be positioned relatively close to the region to be improved. This can be impractical (for example in heavily built up areas, rough terrain or beneath the seabed) or inconvenient (for example where closing a tunnel would be required). The present invention enables deployment equipment 41 to be passed down a bore in order to deploy material and / or equipment through a hole in the lining of a bore 43 into the underlying geology. In this way, underground assets may be repaired from a location external to the asset, allowing repair in situations where it would be impossible or cost-prohibitive to do so with conventional ground treatment techniques.

The invention discloses a coal bed gas enrichment area prediction method based on remote sensing data. The method comprises the following steps: S1, collecting and sorting geological materials and satellite remote sensing images of a research area; s2, extracting influence factors of surface hydrocarbon micro-leakage abnormity on the surface of the to-be-explored area to obtain a rock-mineral alteration factor, a vegetation factor and a surface temperature factor, and determining spatial distribution characteristics of a potential coal bed gas enrichment area; s3, constructing a coal bed gas-remote sensing comprehensive detection index; and S4, determining the potential enrichment area of the coal bed gas. Only satellite remote sensing images are used as data sources, and the method has the advantages of being low in investment, quick in effect, suitable for large scale and low in cost. And meanwhile, in the establishment process of the coal bed gas-remote sensing comprehensive detection index model, the surface characteristic change reflected by the coal bed gas hydrocarbon micro-leakage is fully utilized. Therefore, surface rock and mineral alteration, vegetation stress and surface thermal anomaly are not predicted independently, the reasonability of the prediction result is improved, and the prediction accuracy is improved.

Provided herein are new methods of analyzing release-resistant water in materials, such as geologic materials. The methods of the invention typically comprise removal of extraneous water, e.g., by drying, preparing the material for the release of release-resistant water (e.g., by crushing the material, but typically not so greatly as to cause the release of fluid from hermetically sealed components, such as fluid inclusions), and then analyzing the amount of release-resistant water in the sample, either directly in-situ or by the additional step of extracting the release-resistant water and measuring the extraction. The invention also provides new devices and / or systems useful in the performance of such methods.