Heinrich Georg UK is proud to announce its involvement with the National Decommissioning Centre at the University of Aberdeen on a new, large-scale, downhole testing facility with the primary purpose of evaluating the behaviour of new materials for plugging and abandonment (P&A) of oil and gas wells.

Existing and emerging alternative plugging technologies require a framework for validation and qualification, with Georg UK contributing vital test equipment.

Georg UK will supply the overall electronic control system as well as the hydraulic and gas power unit (G/HPU) – the “brains and heart” of the barrier qualification test rig.

The test facility will mimic downhole conditions, such as pressure and temperature, and allow a test tool to be deployed and activated before enabling a pressure test of the seal.

The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) is a partnership between the Net Zero Technology Centre (formerly OGTC) and the University of Aberdeen, funded as part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal. Combining industry expertise with academic excellence, the Centre aims to work in partnership with industry, other academic institutions and research organisations to become the global leader in R&D focused on reducing costs, extending field and asset life, and transforming the conventional approach to decommissioning.

The test rig will be sited and operated by the NDC in the north-east of Scotland.

Andy Cheadle, Managing Director of Georg UK:

“Georg UK have built a reputation for supporting UK Universities with a wide variety of test and validation equipment.  This latest opportunity gives our team the chance to showcase our expertise in fluid power and state-of-the-art control systems and operator interfaces, whilst supporting national energy initiatives.”

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