Kestrel Engineering Facility Overview

Three large workshop facilities make up the integrated Kestrel facility at the East Torryleith site, on the outskirts of Aberdeen.

The facility comprises:

  • A modern, well-equipped machine shop
  • Kestrels torque and test capability and;
  • A third purpose-built housing the vertical test bay.

Machine Shop

The precision machine shop prides itself in achieving the highest standards of quality, producing our customer’s products on time and in budget. With a skilled workforce combined with an impressive array of precision machine tools, a wide range of machining operations can be completed in-house.

Our flexibility has allowed Kestrel to serve a wide customer base across many different industries from agriculture to oil & gas.

Facility Scope

  • Total Size Including Laydown: 43,000 sq.ft
  • Covered Workshops 7950ft²
  • Overhead Crane Capacity 12.5t
  • Forklifts up to 7.5t
  • Manufacture, repair and inspect to NS1 & NS2 standards, as well as API 6A.

Equipment

The ample main workshop easily handles client’s larger equipment; routinely turning tubulars up to 960mm in diameter and up to 10m in length.

The CNC Milling department is equipped to handle pam sized components right through to large fabrications weighing up to 2t. Two break-out pads serviced with various Rig Tongs accommodate the break out and make up of large Surface equipment.

Torquing & Testing Facility Scope

  • Covered Workshops 3100ft²
  • Overhead Crane Capacity 12t
  • Forklifts up to 7.5t
  • Manufacture, repair and inspect to NS1 & NS2 standards, as well as API 6A.

On-site Testing Capacity

Pressure Testing

External hydrostatic pressure testing – Conducted in various test bays to accommodate a wide range of tools

  • Maximum pressure test – 26,500psi
  • Maximum Assembly Length – 50ft

Internal hydrostatic pressure testing – Conducted in various test vessels

  • Maximum pressure test – 15,000psi
  • Maximum Tool Diameter – 12.000”

Gas Testing to a maximum of 15,000psi

Torquing

Fully Rotational MTE Machine

  • Maximum Diameter 22”
  • Maximum Make/Break Torque 50,000ft/lbs

Push Pull Bucking Unit

  • Maximum Diameter 14”
  • Maximum Make/Break Torque 185,000ft/lbs

Gearwrench Break Out Bench

  • Maximum Diameter 24”
  • Maximum Make/Break Torque 250,000ft/lbs