ithin
OSC's Jebel Ali facilities there are four fully
equipped oilfield workshops each with its own
core competencies. There is some overlap of these
competencies because each company operates independently.
These workshops are profiled here so that an awareness
of the services that can be provided from Jebel
Ali is increased.
Oilfields Supply Center Ltd.
has one workshop/manufacturing facility in the
Engineering Services department. An extensive
review of the technical capabilities of these
two facilities is available by clicking: - Engineering
Services.

Christensen
Gulf Services LLC has provided
workshop services to the Middle East oil and
gas industry since 1976 with its main focus
being the repair and service of downhole motors
and tools.
Services undertaken are:
-
- Machining of API connections on all drilling
equipment
- Repair and service of downhole motors and
tools
- Repair and service of stabilisers including
hard-facing
- Break-out and make-up connections up to
125,000 ft/lbs
- General machining on hollow spindle and
smaller lathes
- Manufacture of cross over subs, alignment
subs, stabilisers
- Corebarrel repair and service
- General oilfield fabrication
Smith
International Gulf Services LLC
has provided DRILCO field machine shop and inspection
services since 1974 and has extensive facilities
in Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi and Muscat. From repair
of tools in the early days the capabilities
have developed to including manufacturing and
the following summarises these:-
- Manufacture of various DRILCO tools such
as :
- Drill collars (spiral/slick)
- Short drill collars
- Mandrels and sleeves for Ezy-Change type
I-II stabilisers
- Solid integral blade stabilisers/welded
blade stabilisers
- Non-rotating stabiliser mandrels
- Drill stem substitutes
- Lift subs
- Manufacture of fishing and milling tools
- Specialised repair of tools including :
- Hardbonding (drill pipe, drill collars)
- Spiralling (drill collars)
- Stub-welding (stabilisers, reamers, drill
pipe, drill collars)
- Straightening (up to 14" OD drill
collars)
- Rebuild/redress (stabilisers)
- Heat treatment (stress relieving)
- Re-machining
- DRILCO field inspection services (offshore/onshore)
:
- Drilling tools
- Tubulars
- Rig-Handling
- Lifting gear
In addition to the above
the company manufactures slotted liners and
wire wrapped screens, fluid sealing products
(ring-joint, flat and spiral wound gaskets)
and has a CAD/CAM Water Jet machine for precision
out gaskets and engineering parts from any material.
Smith International
Gulf Services LLC hold the following
quality accreditations: -
ISO 9002.94 - for Muscat
ISO 9002.94 - for Jebel Ali
API Spec 7 / Spec 6a / Spec Q1 for Jebel Ali
API Spec 7 / Spec Q1 for Muscat