National Petrographic Service, Inc. (NPS) is an independent materials preparation and evaluation laboratory of industry leading material specialists and technicians.

We specialize in:

 thin and polished sections preparation for petrographic study across multiple industries

 palynology and paleontology processing and interpretation services

 best practices in shale plays for acreage evaluation including geochemistry, vitrinite, kerogen, total organic carbon (TOC), TAI, and rock-eval offering processing and interpretation

 structural and material evaluation requiring expertise in ASTM standards including petrographic analysis

Our in-house laboratory and network of material evaluation experts provide reports and studies for government and environmental agencies, university programs, concrete and materials research, architecture and engineering firms, petroleum exploration and production companies, and research and development departments.