Schlumberger
integrated reservoir completions center
Posted: 22 April 2004
Expansion of existing Rosharon facility supports integrated
completions engineering and perforating research
Schlumberger Oilfield Services officially opened the second phase
of expansion of its Reservoir Completions Center (SRC), located
in Rosharon, Texas, 30 miles south of Houston.
The 460-acre site now is home to the industry’s most advanced
perforating research laboratory, an integrated completions testing
facility and custom-engineering capacity.
“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, Schlumberger Reservoir Completions Center.
Three New Facilities
At an open house, more than 200 guests participated in a 90-minute
tour of the three new buildings, which included an explanation of
various completion techniques, such as integrated completion design,
reservoir monitoring and control, subsea productivity enhancement,
completion system reliability testing and new perforating techniques
to maximize productivity.
The new 193,000-square-foot well completion engineering building
houses the majority of the engineering design teams who 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 newly constructed 35,000-square-foot reliability-testing center
expands the center’s 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 witness testing on their own equipment.
Near the northwest corner of the campus is the 10,000 square-foot
productivity enhancement research facility, which is used to assist
our clients in determining optimum perforating strategies for various
reservoir conditions.
Schlumberger purchased the original 190-acre site in 1950. For
the first 30 years it was used as a test ground for development
of perforating shaped charges. In 1980, the first permanent buildings
were constructed to house perforating engineering and manufacturing.
In 1986, drill stem testing engineering moved to the campus; and
in 1999 Schlumberger completed construction on the first phase of
the expansion establishing this facility as its center point for
engineering excellence in integrated completion and production systems.
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. The center
employs approximately 500 people.
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is the world's leading oilfield services company supplying
technology, project management and information solutions that optimize
performance for customers working in the oil and gas industry. The
company employs more than 50,000 people of over 140 nationalities
working in 100 countries, and comprises two primary business segments.
Schlumberger Oilfield Services supplies a wide range of products
and services from formation evaluation through directional drilling,
well cementing and stimulation, well completions and productivity
to consulting, software, information management and IT infrastructure
services that support core industry operational processes.
WesternGeco, jointly owned with Baker Hughes, is the world's largest
seismic company and provides advanced acquisition and data processing
services.
In 2003, Schlumberger operating revenue was $11.4 billion.
For more information see www.slb.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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