C-FER's Deep Well Simulator (DWS) is used by the oil industry to develop and test a wide range of systems and products under carefully simulated bottomhole service conditions.

The well is actually a subsurface pressure vessel equipped with a wellhead to accommodate a wide array of tubulars, pumps and completion equipment in an environment that simulates the downhole temperatures, pressures and flow rates encountered in the field.

Using appropriate fluids, this facility allows carefully controlled testing for drilling and production optimization equipment. Full-scale testing reduces the risk of costly downhole problems during field implementation.

Specifications:

• cased wellbore 0.6 m (2 ft) in diameter, providing 14 MPa (2,000 psi) containment capacity
• control tests on pump systems with full pressure fluid mixing (single and two phase), flowmeters, and tankage
• easy access to electric and hydraulic power, fluid handling and instrumentation
• accommodates concentric and dual tubing/casing strings
• maximum tool string and specimen configuration 46 m (150 ft) in length and 560 mm (22 inches) in diameter
• operating temperatures range from 20° C (68° F) to 200° C (392° F)
• coupled to a flowloop
• able to handle a variety of fluids