The company said that the growing complexity of well designs in harsher environments has increased the need for Swell Technology products. The expanded 8,000sqft laboratory, one of Halliburton’s centers of excellence, will triple the company’s capacity to design, test and qualify new swellable-technology products.
In addition, the research and development (R&D) laboratory is designed to expand upon Halliburton’s collaboration with its customers during the design, testing and qualifying stage. As recovery environments become more challenging, the need for testing facilities, where equipment designs and running procedures can be evaluated, becomes a requirement, according to Halliburton.
David King, president of Halliburton’s completion and production division, said: The next trillion barrels of oil will be more costly and difficult to access and in smaller accumulations. Halliburton is committed to providing operators with solutions to mitigate risk and simplify complex completions. With this new laboratory in place, we have the ability to help our customers meet global energy demand.
