Messina's MTE Testing Equipment

This instrument is used to test the thickening time of oil well cements under atmospheric conditions. This highly practical unit has two test cells and can test cements at temperatures up to 200° F.

This unit is an improved version of the standard atmospheric consistometer. This consistometer incorporates a multi-channel strip chart recorder to produce a hardcopy of thickening time/temperature data. 

The HPHT consistometer is used to determine the thickening time of cement slurries under simulated downhole conditions.This instrument may be operated at pressures and temperatures of 40,000 psi and 600° F respectively.

Product Data Sheet

The portable consistometer was designed to test the thickening time of cement slurries in the field. This lightweight and compact unit can be utilized to perform tests at maximum temperatures and pressures of 400° F and 15,000 psi.    

Curing chambers are used to help determine the compressive and tensile strengths of oil well cements. Messina's HPHT Curing Chamber can be operated at pressures of 3,000 psi and temperatures of 500° F.                              

A set cement should have very little permeability in order to keep gas and other fluids from migrating. This instrument allows the user to accurately determine the permeability of set cements.                                              

The constant speed mixer was engineered to mix cement slurries at a constant speed which dramatically improves the reproducibility of thickening time tests. This microprocessor controlled unit strictly meets the requirements as outlined in API Specification 10.  

Studies by the API have indicated that the settling of particulate matter during an HPHT fluid loss test greatly affects the test results. The stirred fluid loss cell continuously stirs the cement slurry and maintains the test fluid in a near homogeneous state. This unit can test fluids at a maximum temperature and differential pressure of 400° F and 2000 psi.    

An oil well cement should have a very low fluid loss to prevent formation damage. The HPHT Filter Press can measure the fluid loss characteristics of cements at temperatures up to 400° F.     

Product Data Sheet

An oil well cement should have good compressive (or set) strength from it's set cement. Messina's Compressive Strength Tester is designed to operate according to API Spec 10 parameters for the evaluation of Oil Well cement slurries.     

To evaluate the compressive strength of the set cement, these steel molds are used to contain the test cement slurry at elevated temperature, and or, pressure, while the cement goes from a liquid slurry to a hard, set material. The cubes are manufactured according to API Spec 10 & 10A requirements.                                                                                                                                                                                  

A Waring, or equivalent, mixer, with a blade assembly which is within the strict guidelines of the API Specification 10 & 10A methods for the evaluation of oil well cement. This instrument is used to prepare oil well cement slurries, as close as possible to simulating the appropriate shear encountered in the field.                                                                                                                                                                                

The 6 speed Viscometer has long been the industry standard for use in determining the viscosity/rheological properties of cementing fluids according to API specifications. Also available in a 12-speed model.