Artificial Lift Research and Technology Center
Baker Hughes
Location: Claremore, OK
Size: 80,000 GSF
Delivery Method: Design-Build
Construction Type: New Construction
Challenge
Artificial lift technology is essential to the oil and gas industry’s ability to drill in harsher environments and revive older wells. Baker Hughes wanted a new R&D facility to support the advancement of the science behind artificial lift and the development of new products and services. They also wanted to shorten their timeframe from concept to commercialization of these new technologies.
Solution
Energy Architecture designed a facility that co-locates prototyping and deep-well testing under one roof, vastly improving the speed with which they can develop and test new technology. The facility’s wide range of sophisticated R&D laboratories help reduce the number of prototypes and tests needed. Test wells of varying depths, served by pits of varying fluid viscosity, abrasives, and temperature, work in concert to simulate system downhole system deployment and intervention capabilities, a service unique to this testing facility. The new 115-foot, high-bay research center sits adjacent to the company’s artificial lift production center, further enhancing its speed to market capabilities.
