Schlumberger Oilfield Services officially opened the second phase of expansion of its Reservoir Completions Center (SRC) in Rosharon, Texas, yesterday. The 460-acre site is home to the industry's most advanced perforating research laboratory, an integrated completions testing facility, and custom-engineering capacity, the company said.
"Expanded capabilities in perforating research and custom completion engineering capacity enhance our ability to design and test fit-for-purpose products at a rapid pace, helping to push the boundaries to develop better, more cost effective, and integrated completion systems to maximize reservoir recovery," said Prasanna Venkatesan, manager of the center.
Three new buildings make up the second phase of expansion. The 193,000-sq-ft well completion engineering building houses the majority of the engineering design teams, which focus on core completions, flow management, perforating, and subsea and artificial lift systems. Each team has a light-duty lab and a heavy bay to assemble prototype systems.
The 35,000-sq-ft reliability-testing center expands the capacity to perform tests under downhole conditions. This test center features four test bays, 10 test cells, five pressure vessels and small test wells. A control room is equipped with six computer-controlled consoles for point-and-click operation where clients can oversee testing on their own equipment.
The third building is the 10,000 sq-ft productivity enhancement research facility, which is used to assist in determining optimum perforating strategies for various reservoir conditions.
Products developed at SRC are used around the world in a wide range of applications, from standard, low-temperature, sweet wells with normal pressure to the most hostile well environments, Schlumberger said. The center employs 500 people.
04/21/04
