Manufacture.
Slotting, perforating and wire wrapping on our own machines, to the dimensions on the order.
21 Sep 2014A row of green slotting machines under the cranes, operators in blue.
Sand control liners for oil and gas wells.
Slotted liners, wire-wrapped screens and perforated liners, made in our own plant and delivered to the well.
Supplied to
- Pipe Supply & Services
- PanelMet
Who we are, in three numbers.
How long we’ve been at it, how much we make, and who makes it.
Founded
1958
El Tigre, Anzoátegui, Venezuela.
Output
3,000
Slotted joints a month, approximately.
People
100+
People at the plant.
Three product lines, made in the same plant.
Slotted liners
Casing or tubing with narrow slots cut through the wall. The slots let oil and gas in and hold the formation sand back. Our main line.
Outside diameter
On request
- 01Thread protector
- 02Coupling protector
- 03Coupling
- 04Slotted body
Drawing, not to scale. Proportions are illustrative.
Wire-wrapped screens
A profiled wire wrapped and welded around a perforated base liner, leaving an even, continuous gap along the whole joint.
Outside diameter
1-1/16 to 9-5/8 in
- 01Thread protector
- 02Coupling
- 03Wrapped wire and end rings
- 04Rods
- 05Base liner, drilled
Drawing, not to scale. Proportions are illustrative.
Wire wrapping
Drawing
A finished screen
Drawing
Perforated liners
Casing or tubing drilled to a set hole size and pattern. Used on its own and as the base liner for screens.
Outside diameter
1-1/16 to 20 in
- 01Thread protector
- 02Coupling protector
- 03Coupling
- 04Drilled body
Drawing, not to scale. Proportions are illustrative.
Perforating
Drawing
A finished perforated liner
Drawing
Sizes, drawn to scale
Seven common outside diameters, one inside the next. Other sizes on request.
| OD | Slotted | Screens | Perforated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1/16 in27.0 mm | |||
| 2-3/8 in60.3 mm | |||
| 4-1/2 in114.3 mm | |||
| 7 in177.8 mm | |||
| 9-5/8 in244.5 mm | |||
| 13-3/8 in339.7 mm | |||
| 20 in508.0 mm |
- Slotted liners: sizes on request
- Screens: 1-1/16 to 9-5/8 in
- Perforated liners: 1-1/16 to 20 in
The main hall at night, 21 Sep 2014.
From mill liners to the well. Every step happens at our plant.
- Mill or customer
- The well
We make the liner, and we look after it until it is in the well.
Storage.
We keep customer liners in our yard until they are called to the well.
21 Sep 2014An aisle between long rows of racked liners, a loader at the far end.
Inventory.
We keep a count of every customer's liners in the yard, in and out.
Liner ends on four racks in the yard. 21 Sep 2014.
Transport.
We load finished liners and deliver them to the well site.
21 Sep 2014A loader places liners on a flatbed trailer in the yard. Plates blurred.
Questions
It depends on the product and the quantity.
Yes. We work on customer-supplied liners and can also source the base liner.
ISO 9001, certified by Fondonorma.
Tell us the destination and we will confirm.
The outside diameter and grade, the slot width, hole pattern or screen aperture, the joint length, the quantity and the delivery point. A drawing helps if you have one.
Write to us with the quantity you need.
Send us the size, the slot and the quantity.
We reply by email or WhatsApp with a quote.
Index to photographs. 71 frames, in the order they were taken.
Selected from one shoot on 21 September 2014, plus one frame from 2013.
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