About laboratory
General information
As a competency and downhole equipment testing center, Sand Control Lab bases its activity on the experience of the quality control production of the downhole equipment and testing competencies by following the industry quality standards.
Equipment certification followed by the international standards ISO, API based on the complex testing of the equipment is one of the main tasks of the Laboratory.
The important information for participants of the oil and gas equipment market is a certificate of equipment quality which means the independent verification and confirmation of the declared characteristics of the equipment.
One of the important areas of laboratory activity is the development of detailed testing methods followed by quality standards and industry equipment requirements.
The Laboratory is a combination of youth and experience and the wide range of experts of the center. As a testing ground, the laboratory activity is based on the use of unique bench complexes for testing mechanical and hydraulic strength, quality control of equipment design, and testing the functional characteristics of products. In addition to tests, the laboratory conducts expert studies on the effective selection and use of equipment in wells, fluid flow modeling, and risk analysis when using the equipment.
Mission and values
The primary mission of the SCL testing laboratory is to develop an independent center of expertise and downhole equipment qualification. The independence of the center means carrying out every procedure of expert opinions with independent testing standards of the laboratories. The qualification of the equipment is the result of complex testing assessing its quality or applicability.
The expertise is a set of competencies in testing procedures, ensuring the unity of the measurement system, and modeling the physical and chemical processes in the well. The professionalism and integrity relations with our contractors are the valuable ground of the laboratory work.
Dealing with our customers we base our work on the principles of competence, independence, and confidentiality.
Basic operating principles of the laboratory:
Spheres of activity
The laboratory conducts equipment testing and research in the following main areas:
Mechanical strength filter testing
Burst & Collapse testing
Non-destructive quality control of Sand Screens
Sand Retention Tests
Erosion resistance testing in the hydraulic circuit
Chemical technology expertise
Development of new testing methods
Computer simulation and analysis
Consulting, audit, training
The laboratory is active in the development of new bench complexes for testing downhole equipment, testing methods, and implementation technologies.
Laboratory supply
The SCL is located in the production facilities of 1000 m2 in the industrial zone of well filter production. The laboratory building location is very convenient for the delivery of testing equipment. The laboratory includes highly professional specialists in the field of lower completions and measurement uniformity.
Tests are conducted on modern downhole equipment testing benches, including load testing. Special methods developed in cooperation with leading scientific and technical centers in accordance with international quality standards are used for testing. The laboratory is accredited by independent certification centers.
Laboratory testing benches
The SCL uses specially designed testing benches designed for downhole equipment testing procedures in accordance with quality standards and proven methods.
The main test benches include:
- Bench for mechanical load strength filters testing
- Bench for hydraulic load collapse/tensile testing
- Hydraulic circuit bench for erosion resistance testing
- Optical-laser control complex of slot clearances
- Hydraulic wrench for torsion testing
- Bench for sand retention testing
- Bench for wire pull force testing
- Air erosion testing complex
The laboratory pursues research and development programs (R&D) in several new promising areas for creating other bench complexes under the expansion company expertise field.
Quality management system
The management quality system certified under standard ISO 9001 has been implemented.
The QMS model requires the processes of ensuring the quality of fulfilled services in the company, there are:
- Testing project process
- Selecting equipment samples for testing
- Processing the results
- Issuance of quality certificates
- Procurement of materials and equipment
- Handling of reclamations
- Marketing and promoting
- Bench maintenance
- Working with corporate clients
- Quality control
Controlled by the management, process mode allows minimizing risks when the company performs contractual obligations.
