Capabilities

Laboratory Capabilities

UT Austin is one of the few academic institutions with a fully equipped API HPHT cementing lab (see also) with:

2 HPHT (40,000 psi, 600°F) consistometers
Various pressurized viscometers, including a HPHT (30,000 psi, 500 °F) viscometer
3 Atmospheric viscometers
Stirred fluid loss cell (2,000 psi, 400 °F)
Static gel strength (SGSM) tester (5,000 psi, 400 °F)
2 Twin low pressure UCAs (5,000 psi, 400 °F)
HPHT UCA (20,000 psi, 400 °F)
Dual curing chamber (5,000 psi, 700 °F)
Various load frames for (bond) strength investigation

We also have access to:

State-of-the-art Neubrex distributed fiber optic sensing equipment ($350,000) and associated fiber-optic tools
Various analytical equipment including SEM, XRD, XRF, and particle size analyzers
Rock Mechanics Laboratory
- Triaxial load frames with pressure vessels
- Pressure transmission test equipment
- Hydraulic fracturing
Fluids Laboratory
- Fully equipped HPHT (30,000 psi, 500 °F) fluids laboratory
External Lab Capability (MRL Houston)
- Various load frames and state-of-the-art equipment for a large variety of rock-mechanical tests, including for “shale as a barrier” investigation

FEA Programming

Other programming