The canopy bay in El Tigre seen from above, rails running toward the crew

SERVIMECASAND CONTROL

Slotted pipe, perforated pipe and wire-wrapped screens for oil, gas and water wells. Cut, gauged and certified on our own floor in El Tigre, Venezuela.

Since 1958 we manufacture, store, count, deliver
your pipe.
3,000 slotted joints a month.

Supply relationships
01Chevron
02Tenaris
03Pipe Supply & Services
04PanelMet
01 Products

Three product lines for sand control in oil, gas and water wells. All three are manufactured in our plant in El Tigre, Venezuela. Base pipe can be supplied by the customer or sourced by us.

An operator at the slotting line
01Tubería ranurada

Slotted pipe

Longitudinal slots cut through the pipe wall with gang-mounted circular saws. Slot width, length and density follow the completion design and are gauged on every joint.

Slot width
To specification, gauged per joint
Cutting
Gang-mounted circular saws under coolant
Base pipe
Customer-supplied or sourced API casing and tubing
Full specification
An operator at the perforating line
02Tubería perforada

Perforated pipe

Holes drilled through the pipe wall to a specified diameter, density and phasing. Used as wash pipe, as base pipe for screens and for chemical injection.

Outside diameter
1-1/16 in to 20 in
Joint length
Up to 45 ft
Pattern
Hole diameter, density and phasing per drawing
Full specification
Wire being wrapped on the screen machine
03Rejillas

Wire-wrapped screens

Keystone wire wrapped and welded over a rod-based frame. Three models: Superflujo for open flow area, Térmica for steam service, Preempacada with pre-packed gravel media.

Outside diameter
1-1/16 in to 9-5/8 in
Joint length
Up to 40 ft
Materials
304L, 316L, Inconel 825
Full specification
02 The plant

One plant in El Tigre, Anzoátegui. Slotting, perforating, wire wrapping, welding and inspection are done under the same roof, and the yard behind the building holds pipe before and after it is processed. Nothing is subcontracted.

The main hall under the crane rails
Main hall
The machine line in the production hall
Machine line
The canopy bay along the yard
Canopy bay
Racked pipe in the yard
Yard
Process areas
  • Slotting
  • Perforating
  • Wire wrapping
  • Welding and assembly
  • Inspection
  • Logistics
Materials
Carbon steel
API casing and tubing grades
Stainless steel
304L and 316L wire and jacket
High nickel
Inconel 825 for corrosive and thermal service
03 Services

Manufacturing is the main business. Three further services cover the customer's pipe before and after it is processed.

  • 01

    Manufacture

    Slotting, perforating and wire wrapping on our own machines, to the dimension on the order.

  • 02

    Storage

    Customer pipe is held in our yard until it is called to the well.

  • 03

    Inventory management

    Every joint is tagged on arrival and counted in and out.

  • 04

    Transport

    Finished pipe is delivered by truck to the well site.

04 Quality

ISO 9001, certified by Fondonorma and IQNet.

Slot width, hole diameter and wire aperture are checked on every joint against the order before it leaves the plant. Material certificates for the base pipe and wire travel with the shipment.

A technician checking slot width with a gauge
Slot gauge check, slotting line
05 Company

Servimeca Sand Control was founded in El Tigre in 1958 and is run today by the third generation of the same family. The plant employs between 100 and 150 people, among them engineers, technicians and machinists. Customers include Chevron, Tenaris, Pipe Supply & Services and PanelMet.

The Servimeca workforce on the shop floor
1958
Founded in El Tigre, Anzoátegui
1970s
Slotted pipe line in production
1990s
Wire-wrapped screen line commissioned
2000s
Perforated pipe line commissioned
Today
ISO 9001, Fondonorma / IQNet
06 Request a quote

Send the specification and we quote against it. We need the following:

  1. 01Casing or tubing size
  2. 02Slot width, hole pattern or screen aperture
  3. 03Joint length
  4. 04Quantity
  5. 05Delivery point

A casing programme, sieve analysis or drawing can be attached in place of the list.