Manufacturing

WE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING TUBULAR RUNNING SERVICES (TRS), POWERPACKS, FOR O&G AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

Based in Abu Dhabi UAE, the AGODCO Technical Manufacturing Facility has a workforce of over 200. We are one of the leading manufacturers of technical hydraulic equipment in the MENA region with a global supply reach as far as Argentina to North America. Our customers include the major drilling and TRS integrated service names in the industry. End-user clients include the biggest hydrocarbon operators and national energy companies in the world.

Our firepower includes industrial, hydraulic, and electromechanical design teams that integrate with our manufacturing departments: Cylinder & Hydraulic Production, CNC & Machine Shop, Fabrication, Electromechanical, Painting and Assembly. 
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As a manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic catwalks, AGODCO contributes towards minimization of hazards and risk in the rig zone. The Pipe Handling System makes tripping all tubular goods a safer, more efficient process. The system leverages industrial robotics, running tubular goods from the pipe stands to programmed coordinates on the racking board.  
 
We are the first MENA manufacturer to successfully design and deliver the new “Triple Catwalk” to a global drilling customer and the system can be deployed in double and triple land rigs, jack up rigs, platforms, and barges with minimal modifications to the rig.
 
 
Our catwalks not only reduce manpower in harms way of moving tubular goods up to the rig floor, but we also design and manufacture automated tubular
conveyor systems that give a complete “hands-off” integrated TRS.
 
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AGODCO designs and manufactures both electrical and diesel-powered hydraulic powerpacks. Our systems are tailored designs according to the customer’s
specific hydraulic power needs and classification compliance. 
 
From a few kW all the way up to 2 MW and above our power units have been designed, commissioned, and delivered from our facility in Abu Dhabi. Our powerpacks are completely bespoke to your needs and can be with or without hydraulic reservoirs, control manifolds, filtration systems, local control panels and they can be delivered skid mounted or completely containerized for works in hazardous or restricted applications.
 
Whether it’s a single unit or serial production of powerpacks we can not only design manufacture, but we can also arrange for third party inspection and classification for Marine and Zone 1 hazardous area applications.
 
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AGODCO designs and manufactures Rig Walking Systems that can be tailored to specific rig designs.  Whether it’s a new build rig or modification of an existing one,
we custom design each of our walking systems to ensure full integration with the design criteria of the specific rig project.  
 
The AGODCO Rig Walking System allows drilling companies to move a fully loaded rig from well-to-well without the need for “rig-down” time on each move.  This greatly increases productivity, reduces operational costs, and reduces hazards associated with “rig-down”.  
 
Our typical system comprises four single units, each fitting to the substructure of the rig. The proven “lift and slide” system is powered and driven
by our hydraulic cylinder system that is operated by one technician on either hardwire or radio remote control whichever is compliant to the local regulatory codes. 
 
Depending on topography, the AGODCO Rig Walking System can move loads up to 1.2 million kgs at a speed of up to 46 Feet Per Hour.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The AGODCO Integrated Batch Mixers are fully custom designed but all result in the convenience that an integrated system delivers. We fabricate as skid-mounted units or customized trailer units. 
 
Each unit is powered by a diesel driven hydraulic power pack and it’s fitted with variable speed controls to allow fine tuning of the agitators and centrifugal pumps. 
 
All unit electronics can be designed to meet Class 1 Div 2 and Zone 2 specifications, allowing for operation in potentially hazardous and regulated work areas. Our IBM skid-mounted is rugged, durable and DNV 2.7-1 Certified.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Frequently asked questions

Almost since the industry began from its embryonic stages in the 1860s, steel pipelines have been used to transport oil and gas from the wellheads, through gathering systems and then on into the downstream markets. Welding has been at the forefront of pipeline construction in parallel to the development of the industry. However, the science of mechanical interference fit technology has certainly been around for more than 50 years. In validating, proving and approving the Stealth-Lock MIF technology, our technical experts are almost always asked the following FAQs:
Q. Can Stealth-Lock be applied in high-pressure hydrocarbon environments?

Yes. During independent third-party validation tests carried out at Stress Engineering in Houston, Texas, the destructive test results were outstanding. During pressure to failure tests, the maximum peaks where the joint yielded were recorded as high as 186% of SMYS (Specified Minimum Yield Strength).

The lowest recorded yield during testing was at 142% of SMYS. Pressure performance of the Stealth-Lock joint is therefore well above the industry testing baseline standard of 90% SMYS. To put that into perspective, a typical 6-inch nominal diameter carbon steel pipe with 5.6 mm wall thickness yielded at 594 bar that’s a little over 8600 psi.

Q. Is the Stealth-Lock Epoxy that you apply before joining, some kind of glue?

No. The strength integrity derives purely from the friction fit forces opposing between the OD of the Pin and the ID of the Bell. In fact to prove our point, we have often joined test samples without the application of epoxy and then subjected those samples to destructive testing. The strength and integrity results are almost as good as the joints that have had our epoxy applied.

For clarity, the epoxy performs three functions: Firstly, it is a very good lubricant when joining the mating parts of the pipe. Secondly, the epoxy forms a “secondary seal” around the OD of the pipe on the butt end and on the ID of the pipe on the pin end. Thirdly, when used in conjunction with FBE applied coatings, our epoxy closes the coated surfaces and forms a 100% holiday free connection.

Q. What is the productivity performance when constructing pipelines with Stealth-Lock?

This can vary depending on diameter, environment, topography, weather conditions and of course, oilfield congestion. However, it’s fair to say that an eight-man crew can construct an average of 2 km per working day. We have experience in working in emergency and project recovery situations where Stealth-Lock has been called in to construct pipelines as quickly and as safely as possible.

One of our best examples of this situation is a 25 km, 12-inch diameter, carbon steel pipeline with 47 expansion loops and 12 major road crossings. When we arrived, a little less than 1 km had been constructed. With the permission and supervision of the client Health, Safety & Environmental department, we laid on double dayshifts, swapping crews in and out for night and day. This gave us 20 hours of construction each and every day. We completed the Stealth-Lock straight lines in 8 days with a further 8 days to construct and tie-in the expansion loops and the road crossings.

Q. How does Stealth-Lock perform in high sulpher critical sour service conditions?

Extremely well. The Stealth-Lock system is designed to interlock with ID and OD coatings such as Fusion Bonded Epoxy and phenolic primers to resist H2S, CO2 and CH4. In fact, the system has been proven to increase pipeline lifetime well beyond 20 years when applied in critical sour service conditions.

There is also a speed and commercial benefit to combining Stealth-Lock with FBE internally coated pipe. This is because our system negates the need of a circumferential protective sleeve that is required when welding the FBE coated joints together. Such sleeves on the market can add more than $20,000 per kilometer in material costs alone to any project. With Stealth-Lock, not only does the client save this cost but also, the asset integrity team can be sure that they get a holiday free connection on every joint.

For more information regarding the high-confidence level for critical sour service that has been independently validated, please refer to the section of this website covering Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) testing that was conducted at the Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas.

Q. What NDT is performed at the project site once the joints have been constructed?

All joints are installed compliant to the Stealth-Lock engineered standards and specifications including but not limited to; surface preparation, elongation dimensions, compliant insertion depth requirements, and visual inspection.

Once the pipeline is completed and ready for handover, all projects are hydrotested prior to hookup and hydrotests are performed in accordance with the specific client specifications and standards governing the project. Typical hydrotest maximum pressures are set at either 125% or 150% of the pipeline designed Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP).

The fact that no expensive, time-consuming and hazardous radiography is required also improves the commercial and safety values of each and every Stealth-Lock project. More importantly perhaps is the fact that as a company, Stealth-Lock not only engineers and manufactures it’s own pipe joining equipment but the company is also ultimately responsible for the installation and quality compliance of each and every joint, in every field of operations, in every part of the world.

Q. Can Stealth-Lock work with any type of carbon steel line pipe?

Our diameter range is from 2 inches to 16 inches with the wall thickness ranging from schedule 20 to schedule 80. Typical projects work with API 5L or X52. In almost all cases, we work with free issued, Client pipe but however there are occasions where we perform our prepping service at the supply chain source within the pipe mill itself.

Again, that is the versatility of the Stealth-Lock System in that we can set up our mobile prepping units at the pipe mill, coating plant, project yard or just about anywhere that suits the project logistics and limitations.