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Cameron Research Center

The Cameron Research Center offers our customers the most sophisticated research technology available in the industry today.
Cameron’s Commitment to
Technology
Cameron designs and manufactures
the most technologically innovative
drilling and production equipment
for onshore and offshore applications,
for both surface and subsea.
Through the years our wellheads,
gate and ball valves, blowout preventers
and pressure control systems
have served the needs of the oil and
gas industry around the world. We
are committed to sustaining our
leadership in the industry by aggressively
pursuing new and innovative
technological solutions for the markets
we serve, now and in the future.
Cameron’s New Research Center
The new Cameron Research Center is
located on a 10.8-acre site in northwest
Houston. The 53,000 square
foot building houses Cameron’s
Research and Development group, a
complete state-of-the-art test laboratory
and a dedicated Cameron
Product Showcase.
Cameron Research Center State-of-the-art Capabilities
1 Pressure – Hydrostatic testing is performed using a variety
of pumps which produce pressures up to 70,000 psig
at flow rates up to 15 GPM. Gas testing of equipment
such as valves and wellhead equipment is conducted in
reinforced test cells with five nitrogen gas compressors,
one electric and four air-driven, capable of generating up
to 36,000 psig.
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Bending – Bend testing capabilities for bending moments
up to 3.6 million ft-lb are accomplished utilizing a
hydraulic bend frame. The frame is typically used to test
proprietary end connectors.
Environmental – A hyperbaric chamber simulates
subsea water depths in excess of 10,000 feet. It is used for
testing valves or control system components. Additional
equipment is capable of testing at temperature extremes
ranging from -100 to 2000 o F. These units test parts from
gate valves, chokes and wellhead equipment to BOPs and
wellheads.
Product Showcase
The new Cameron
Research Center is home
to a dedicated Cameron
Product Showcase, a venue
for customers to view
actual Cameron equipment.
In addition, an interactive
display allows customers
access to the Cameron
Internet Homepage.
Featured products include
anything from surface
wellheads and Christmas
trees to gate valves and
drilling equipment.
Product Showcase
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Hot Oil
Testing
Product
Showcase
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Fatigue – A load frame with a fixed tail stock and
a rotating spindle is used for dynamic bend tests
with up to 20,000 pounds of deflection load. It can
handle test specimens of up to 19 feet and rotates
at 12 RPM. The frame is suitable for testing equipment
such as risers, wellheads and other dynamically loaded
structures.
Tensile – Strongback testing machine is used for conducting
bend tests up to 14.7 million ft-lb and up to 1.0
million pounds of axial load. This machine tests equipment
such as flowline connectors, stress joints and large
structural collet connectors.
Underwater/Hazardous – Two 25-foot deep pits
allow assembly of equipment such as BOP stacks, marine
wellheads and subsea trees. Water flooding and test pit
covers also assist in leak detection and blast containment.
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Pressure Testing
25’ Underwater
Testing Pit
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Pull/Push Load Cell Devices
Electrical
Room
Environmental
Testing Area
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Tool Crib
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7 Flow Loop – An 8000 gallon tank with a 500 horsepower
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pump circulates water for flow characteristic
testing on chokes.
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Hydrostatic & Gas
Pressure Testing
Hot Oil – Circulating units for high temperature BOP
or gate valve testing up to 600 o F simulates hot well
fluids flowing through equipment.
Erosion – A drilling and mud circulation loop
simulates the effects on equipment of cuttings and
sand flowing from up the well. It is capable of
flowing up to 6 barrels per minute of drilling fluids
at up to 4500 psig. The loop is used for erosion testing
on chokes and on gate valves.
Pull/Push Load Cell Devices – These devices are used
for simulating tubing and casing loads on wellhead
slips and hangers. They can also simulate drill pipe
hangoff loads on BOPs. Loads up to 3 million pounds
can be simulated.
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Hyperbaric
Testing Chamber
Work
Room
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6 Erosion
Testing
25’ Underwater
Testing Pit
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Strongback Testing Machine
Fatigue Testing
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Flow Loop
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Salt Fog
Test
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Corrosion – A salt fog cabinet for elevated temperature
corrosion testing evaluates the performance of coatings,
platings, and corrosion inhibitors on a wide variety of
products normally exposed to corrosive environments.
Additional features of the new Test Lab include:
• Six concrete test cells for high pressure/high
temperature testing.
• Remote visual and electronic data acquisition and
monitoring of tests from instrument control rooms.
• Enclosed 2500 square foot product demonstration area.
• Climate controlled test bays.
• Crane capacity of 50 tons.
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Dual large bore BOP stack.
Titanium stress joint bend test.
Research and Development
Cameron maintains an active involvement
in research and development
through both corporate programs
and joint activities with customers.
Activities include new and existing
product development; testing and
analysis; process/equipment development
and testing; and product
performance improvement. In
addition, Cameron engineers are
continually at work on new ways to
produce quality equipment at lower
costs, and to improve equipment
operating efficiency.
The Cameron Research Center,
the foundation of Cameron’s commitment
to technological leadership
and advancement, is the new home
for Cameron’s Research and
Development group. This group is
made up of highly-trained and experienced
engineers and designers
involved in the development, design,
analysis and testing of new products,
product extensions or refinements.
A crucial part of the Research
and Development process includes
Office
Space
Locker
Rooms
Liquid Nitrogen
Tank
product testing. Cameron’s new
Research Center houses a complete
The Cameron
Research Center
Coffee
Bar
Research Center main testing area.
test lab with the finest in state-ofthe-art
testing facilities.

Cameron Research Center
6750 Bingle
Houston Texas 77092
Tel 713 369 4100
Fax 713 369 4128
www.camerondiv.com
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