Oil and Gas Industries and Calder Testers Test Facilities

Calder Testers, Inc. has performed best forcomplete reports on items found that require
testing..attention, complete repair or design to fix the
The Oil and Gas industries as well as the Oilproblem and the ability to perform the work to
Refining and Chemical Plant processes have beenbring the customers facility up to a standard that
subjected to continuous and strenuous rules andwill insure safety as well as updated testing
regulations from Governments, Customers andsystems or procedures.
End users.  This demand for quality and systemAs the Oil and Gas industry progresses so does
performance requires test equipment and testtechnology. CTI has been designing equipment and
systems to meet or exceed thesesystems with real time computer monitoring,
requirements.  In addition to world wide testingdigital readout instruments and PLC logic controls
standards Safety has become paramount in thefor 20 years. As customers requirements
development and use of test systems andbecome more technical the products Calder
equipment.  Personnel can no longer be subjectedTesters designs and manufactures continues to
to situations that could cause injury or loss of life.meet those needs. We help our customers
Safety Audits, Protective Barriers, Testupdate their test facilities and equipment or
Equipment, Test Systems, High Pressure Pumpsperform the testing for them so that they remain
and Valves designed for specific applications andin the forefront of the technical advances.
Enclosure designs have to be designed to containThe products and services Calder Testers
leaks or failures at elevated pressures.provides include the following consolidated list for
Failure of production valves, fittings, pipe, pumpsan overview of our capabilities.
and related equipment used in the daily process of•    We build a complete line of standard
Oil and Gas related products no longer govalve test machines that cover block valves,
unnoticed.  When these failures occur and thesafety relief valves, butterfly valves, control
items in question have not been tested andvalves as well as special valves and fittings to
certified or have been tested on less thanmeet the requirements of our customers.
adequate equipment questions arise as to the•    We have designed and manufactured
safety of the systems and component parts.  Inspecial systems Burst testing, Proof testing,
addition, leaks caused by untested or incorrectControlled leak rate testing, Fatigue testing and
testing methods are the cause of costlyfully automated monitoring systems.
environmental regulations not to mention the cost•    Hydraulic test pumps for pressures up
of the product leaked to atmosphere. Literallyto 200,000 psi, air driven pumps up to 35,000 psi,
millions of dollars a year is lost due to simple leakshigh pressure valves and fittings to compliment
and additional monies spent to clean up the mess.the respective pump pressures.
Calder Testers, Inc. has been solving these types•    Third party testing in a controlled
of problems since 1981.  We have fabricationatmosphere protected by barriers eight feet high
facilities in Houston, Texas USA and Morpeth,and designed to withstand the forces produced if
England with staffed sales, engineering andfailures occur during testing.
fabricating personnel. Calder Testers has five•    Patented flange valve testing machines
patents on valve test systems, pumps designedand patented safety relief valve testing machines.
by ourselves that can attain pressures up to•    Systems design and manufacturing for
200,000 psi, valves for block, bleed, metering, andair, water, oil based mediums and gas to meet
rapid flow high pressure check valves designedtest or monitoring requirements.
for the respective pump pressures.  Our pumps•    Hose test system, Steam test systems,
are High Pressure High Volume systems at fullGas boosters, High Pressure compressors up to
pressure.  We have testing facilities with6000 psi, ASME code pressure vessels up to
protective walls on premises for third party10,000 psi, Data Acquisition and Control systems,
testing.  The test is monitored by computer andData Acquisition and Monitoring systems and
has video camera inside the protective walls soComputer controlled systems for controlling field
visual viewing of the test being performed as wellor production applications.
as monitoring the pressure, temperature and hold•    We can provide Safety Audits, update
times as the tests are being performed.or design existing systems, design and
Calder Testers, Inc. has performed on site safetymanufacture test barriers for safe testing on site.
audits of customers facilities and provided