Pruitt MPD Services

Pruitt MPD was established in 2013 and is working with the support of our partner company.

Pruitt was established in 1958 and has been a manufacturer of Rotating Control Devices (RCDs) since 1968. The management team of Pruitt MPD has worked internationally (North Sea, Middle East, North America & South East Asia) for both operating companies and service companies. We have access to extremely competent MPD personnel whom have been trained to use the Pruitt MPD system.

The level of control provided by the modular system is configurable from basic set point control, via remote HMI on the rig floor, to fully automated MPD, via the control room.

The size and weight of typical MPD equipment systems is an issue, especially for offshore rigs, resulting in MPD equipment having to be located a significant distance away from the BOP area. By developing equipment that consumes approximately one-half the footprint and two-thirds less of the rig’s weight capacity compared to typical MPD systems, the rig-up location and routing can be optimized.

The rate at which MPD equipment has been implemented into the oil and gas industry has been significantly affected by its perceived high cost. Cost reduction was Pruitt’s focus during the development of the MPD equipment since its developers have worked for major service and operating companies as end users of MPD equipment.

The MPD manifold from Pruitt MPD uses 3 independent pressure transducers (PTs) to ensure the correct data for Surface Back Pressure (SBP) is applied to the well bore. The control system verifies that all PTs are giving the same reading and will only use verified data to control SBP.