Facilities

Experiments:

• Grain size distribution analysis

• Porosity measurement using Helium Porosimeter

• Gas permeability measurement

• Liquid permeability measurement

• Relative permeability measurement

• Electrical resistivity measurement

• Water saturation measurement using the Dean-Stark method

• Water and oil saturation measurement using the Retort method

• Wettability measurement using Amott Cell

• Capillary pressure measurement using a porous plate

Experiments:

• Fluid viscosity measurement

• Density measurement using Pycnometer and Hydrometer

• Constant Mass Expansion (CME) Test

• Differential vaporization test

• Fluid surface tension and contact angle measurement

• Separators experiments

• Pour point measurement

• Cloud point measurement

Experiments:

• Plugging Machine of 1.0 and 1.5-inch plugs

• Trimming Saw and End Face Grinder

Experiments:

• Drilling Simulator Panels

• Drilling Well Control Simulator

• Casing Integrity Tests (Leak-off Test)

• Drilling Operations Simulator

Experiments:

• Mud Balance test

• Marsh Funnel viscosity test

• Mud viscosity by viscometer

• API Filter Press to determine the filtration and wall-building properties of drilling fluids and cement slurries

• Retort for water, oil and solid test

• Sand Content test

• Mud Sample Preparation

Experiments:

• Cement slurry viscosity by viscometer

• Cement slurry density (Cement Balance)

• Free water content test

• Compressive strength test

• Thickening time test (HPHT Consistometer)

• Fluid loss test (HPHT API Filter Press)

Experiments:

• Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) Modules – ESP Illustrations
• Force Tensiometer to measure surface and interfacial tension and contact angle.
• Flashpoint, pour point, and foam testers
• Hanglip test
• Water analysis.
• Magnetic stirrer and drying oven for frac fluids preparation.

This lab is a multidisciplinary lab used to carry out simulations for different courses spanning the lifecycle of a well, from exploration to production optimization. The following software components are installed on the lab machines: