Choate Technology Services Ltd 
Leading energy and environmental consultants

Introduction

CTS is a UK based petroleum engineering consultancy firm with an established track record of over 150 successfully completed projects for major clients worldwide.

CTS was founded in 1998 by former Shell Research engineer Professor Paul Choate and provides expertise in drilling, geomechanics, reservoir and offshore engineering. Specific areas of experience include operational feasibility and R&D studies in:

	Extended reach drilling
	Expandable tubulars
	Borehole stability
	Sand failure
	Hydrate formations
	Hydraulic fracturing
	Waterflood fracturing
	Produced water re-injection
	Drill cuttings re-injection
	Geothermal energy production
	Ocean waves and gas plumes
	Offshore equipment reliability
	Space technology applications

CTS specialises in providing timely and cost effective solutions to complex technical and operational issues. CTS also invests in the in-house development of advanced analytical and numerical models, especially hydraulic and waterflood/PWRI fracture models.

CTS is registered with the UK’s leading hi-tech start up incubator, the prestigious St. John’s Innovation Centre in Cambridge (www.stjohns.co.uk), focal point for the UK’s most powerful business, financial and academic support network.

CTS offers a service as an associate to medium sized consultancy firms and at the same time retains its own select group of specialist associates.

CTS has defined a unique legal framework within which to execute collaborative R&D projects and to provide a common basis for protection of intellectual property.