Tendeka enhances R&D and training facilities
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom -- Tendeka, the provider of completions systems and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, has invested in a new facility at Minto Drive, Aberdeen, UK.
The Advanced Completions Technology and Training Centre will enable Tendeka to enhance performance from its wireless intelligent completions, reservoir monitoring technologies and advanced data management and utilization software solutions.
The detached facility, which covers 8,500 ft2, is comprised of a R&D assembly and testing area for performance and extended life qualification testing, engineering offices and a state-of-the-art training center.
"The new facility allows the team to fully exploit their ideas and talents, enabling the game changing technologies to be brought to market within a much reduced time frame. This investment in the current market signals the confidence that Tendeka has in the technology we have to offer and the team developing it,” John Hunter, advanced completions director, Tendeka, said.
In addition, Tendeka has also extended its Peterseat Drive facility, Aberdeen, with the opening of a new swellable elastomer laboratory. Tendeka has over 12 years of experience developing and deploying swellable packer technology, and the ‘swells lab’ will focus on the development of swellable elastomers for extreme and challenging applications.
Equipped with the latest technology including compound mixers, mills and extruders, the swells lab will enable accelerated development of new advanced swellable compounds in addition to performance testing at well conditions for development purposes and specific client projects.
