Company Overview
Located in Scotland, UMS Flowell provide competitively priced, high quality products and services to oilfield customers all over the world.
Our main area of expertise is downhole completion equipment for ESP (Electrical Submersible Pumps) and natural flow oil wells.
About Us
UMS Flowell can manufacture and supply a major ESP provider’s completion equipment product line under a contractual agreement, and provide the engineering design services to support them for bespoke projects. In addition to this we have our own established product line for other customers.
We have two locations in Scotland. Our facility in East Kilbride (Central Scotland) provides the accounting, procurement, project and quality management, and assembly and testing of small component parts close to our main supply base. Our facility in Turriff (Aberdeenshire) provides the sales, engineering, assembly and testing services close to our UK customers.
Our mission is to build the best products, to the highest quality with minimal waste in order to provide our customers with competitively priced products on time, that are reliable, fit for purpose, and easy to use.
Mission
Our mission is to build the best products, to the highest quality and with minimal waste.
This shall provide our customers with competitively priced products on time, that are reliable, fit for purpose, and easy to use.
Vision
Our vision is to be the leading provider of ESP accessories and completion accessories in the world within five years.
Ethos
- Attention to detail in the design of our products using our experience gained in the industry
- Using our knowledge and experience of manufacturing processes
- Use of investment cast products where viable
- Working closely and listening to our suppliers, partners, and customers
- Empowered and motivated workforce
Experts In Our Field
We combine our engineering and manufacturing expertise to provide customers with complete project solutions.
Some typical projects include;
- Dual ESP Completions For Redundancy (Dual Y-Tools and Dual Pods)
- Methane Hydrate Recovery With An ESP
- Diluent Injection Systems For Heavy Oil
- Seabed Boost Accessories For Deep Water
- Dual Zone Production In A Single Well Bore (Comingled Or Independent Zone Production To Surface)
- Dump Flood Using An ESP
- Production And Injection Systems In A Single Well Bore
Products - ESP Completion Systems
- ESP Bypass Systems (Y-Tools)
- Encapsulated ESPs (Pod Systems)
- ESP Motor Cooling (Shrouds)
- Dual ESPs For Redundancy
- Bop Can Systems
- Dual Zone Completions
- Dump Flood Completions
- Casing Isolation With Reservoir Access
Products - Completion & ESP Accessories
- Tubing Adjustable Unions
- Rotational Alignment Subs
- Expansion Joints
- Flow Couplings And Blast Joints
- Completion Junk Baskets
- Flow Management Diverter Valves (Tubing Drain Valves)
- External And Internal Casing And Tubing Drifts
- Handling Equipment And Tools
Services - Torque Assembly
Services - Repair And Refurbishment
Services - Pressure Testing
Services - Rental Equipment
Manufacturing - Machining
With our own precision engineering facility we have inhouse capability to finish machine both our cast and bar product range, with the added ability to design and manufacture the mould tools for our cast products. Our team of highly skilled engineers utilise the latest in CAD/CAM software.
This allows our skilled machine operators to manufacture our components to meet the high precision and standards demanded by our high-quality products. Our range of inhouse facilities include the following;
- 11 x CNC milling machines. Capacity up to 1050mm x 540mm x 560mm.
- 5 x CNC turning machines. Capacity up to 650mm Diameter x 2042mm long.
- 4 x EDM wire and spark erosion machines. Capacity up to 500mm x 350mm x 420mm.
- 1 x CNC horizontal boring machine with contour head function. Capacity up to 1800mm x 1200mm.
- 11 x Plastic injection mould machines
Manufacturing - Investment Casting
We have the ability to investment cast (lost wax casting) up to 100kg poured weight. Our vast experience in investment casting gained in the medical implant industry has allowed us to develop methods that provide superior quality and near forging strength to the oil industry for our cast products.
A typical example is the UMS Flowell 9-5/8 inch Y-tool which was qualified to 10,000psi internal pressure. The NACE compliant base metal with a maximum hardness of 22RC achieved 94ksi yield strength in longitudinal and transverse directions.
Manufacturing - Pipe Threading
Our pipe threading facility has the capability of threading up to Range 2 (25-34ft) API tubing from 1.9″ to 3-1/2″ diameter. Threading capabilities include API tubing threads, and our own F2J and FCJ premium threads.
Where required, we have a swaging unit for crimping flush joint tubing prior to threading. Threads are finished in a phosphate or Molybdenum disulfide coating depending on material grade.
Engineering
UMS Flowell provide full mechanical and hydraulic engineering service to support product design and feasibility. This includes;
- 3D modelling
- 2D and 3D Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for steady state and transient (with motion) conditions
This provides customers with the following benefits;
- Reduced development costs and time
- Evaluation of design before committing to expensive tooling and prototype costs
- Design Optimization
- Increased confidence
Quality
UMS Flowell are accredited to ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management Systems. We continually strive to improve quality of our products and services to ensure customer satisfaction at every opportunity.
To support this we include the following as part of our service;
- Product analysis of raw materials with a spectrometer
- 100% traceability
- Manufacturing quality record books for every product
- Medical standard quality of investment cast parts
- Extensive product testing and development
Health & Safety
The health and safety of our employees, suppliers and customers is extremely important to us. Health and safety is part of our highly trained and experienced workforce everyday culture.
Continuous improvement of our health and safety is combined in our quality management system.
Environment
UMS Flowell are accredited to ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management Systems.
Waste management not only helps us to do our bit to protect the planet, but also helps save money to provide better pricing for our customers.
We achieve this by engineering our design and manufacturing methods to minimise waste production and optimise efficiency.
UMS Flowell is the trading name of the following registered companies:
- UMS Flowell Limited – registration number FC031028
- UMS Flowell UK Limited – registration number SC377182
- UMS Flowell Holdings Limited – registration number SC513039
- UMS Flowell Assets Limited – registration number SC424826