3 Unique Patented Tools
Market Sector | Oil & Gas Exploration Equipment Services Sector
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Product | 3 Unique Patented Tools - tested & field ready by August 2009 - Global application | |||
Business Stage | Pre-Revenue - Launch at Oil & Gas Aberdeen Exhibition September 2009 | |||
Investment | £100k of £220k call required (£120k raised) | |||
EIS Tax Relief | Yes | Valuation - post money | £1.5m |
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Location | West Midlands | |||
The company operate in the oil/gas & coal bed methane exploration & performance drilling market that has an estimated worth of c$40bn per annum and are targeting their unique patented products in the niche $6bn pa equipment servicing sector.
Extraction of Oil & Gas is becoming more technically challenging and expensive as the industry works deeper and in more hostile geophysical environments from both land and sea based rigs. Whilst new extraction technologies are continually evolving, the industry is constantly looking for new ways to ensure steering & surveying data reaches the surface from down hole in the quickest and most cost effective manner. Existing technology to transmit data uses either Mud Pulse Telemetry (MPT) or Electro Magnetic Telemetry (EMT) which are slow and therefore costly and rely on battery power that has significant limitations in communication range at a time when increased range and reliability are fundamental to efficient and continuous drilling.
The team behind the business are from the industry having dedicated the last two years to developing the patented tools that now provide the World's only closed loop mud turbine alternator generating the highest regulated power source in the industry. They are also finalising the development of the World's first 100 watt Electro Magnetic Telemetry (EMT) tool that is ten times more powerful than existing equipment.
In an industry where a land based rig will cost c$250K per day, drill surveying costs can amount to c$7.5K/Day their new EMT tool & Alternator has the potential to generate savings of ~90%. realising a return on capital cost within one or two surveying jobs, equivalent to 10-14 days.
Primary route to market is through existing Service Companies whose combined market amounts to 15000 surveying tools of all types in existence. The alternator has a projected working life of 1.6 years, in which time the alternator alone could yield c$150K profit against a capital cost of $35K and life time R&M costs of $20K. Exploiting their market advantage through existing Service Companies, even in the current climate, a projection of 150 tools (1% market) will generate £7.5m revenues on an estimated GP of 60% and high retained EBIT
Funded by a regional VC and a pool of private investors, they are seeking to raise a further £100K of a £220K call at a post money valuation of £1.5m, that will be sufficient to complete the last phase of development and are working to have field ready tools for their stand at the September 2009 OE Exhibition in Aberdeen.