There is an emerging trend for the integration of systematic petrographic analysis with petrologic, geochemical, wireline log, petrophysical and seismic analysis, in order to tackle the challenges involved in the reduction of the exploration risks and optimization of the development and production of such reservoirs.
O Laboratório de Geologia Sedimentar (LAGESED) da UFRJ adquiriu as versões atualizadas dos sistemas Petroledge e RockViewer para gestão de conhecimento petrográfico de rochas siliciclásticas e carbonáticas.