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History

A product-line timeline covering gyro survey, pulser development,
and intelligent lift / gas-lift technology.

Timeline

Three Product-Line Development Tracks

A single timeline showing key milestones across gyro survey, pulser development, and intelligent lift / gas-lift technology.

Gyro Survey Pulser Intelligent Lift / Gas Lift Integrated Development
1990
Intelligent Lift / Gas Lift

Early gas-lift patent foundation

Early patent work around gas-lift technology provided a technical basis for experimental systems, field tests, and system-level solutions.

1996
Intelligent Lift / Gas Lift

Experimental system and academic exchange

A gas-lift experimental system was built and presented at the World Petroleum Congress in Beijing; the team also visited Southwest Petroleum University for technical exchange with Professor Li Yingchuan’s team.

2006
Intelligent Lift / Gas Lift

Field trial development

Field trials were carried out at Hu Zong Well 26, and Zhong Haiquan’s team conducted related field tests in the same year.

2008
Gyro Survey

Company established

The company was established on March 12, 2008 and entered the field of wellbore navigation and directional surveying.

2011
Gyro Survey

Point gyro equipment and offshore service

SRM continued to provide point gyro equipment and services to COSL, building a foundation for offshore service delivery.

2013
Gyro Survey

Continuous gyro and international services

The company expanded into continuous gyro equipment and overseas services, supporting COSL across offshore regions and international projects.

2014
Pulser

Pulser development initiated

Pulser-related research began, focusing on downhole communication, structural reliability, and field adaptability.

2015
Gyro Survey

MWD gyro field test in Xinjiang

Field testing in Xinjiang provided operational feedback for continuous gyro survey equipment iteration.

MWD gyro field test in Xinjiang
2015–2019
Gyro Survey

Integrated Continuous Gyro Survey Tool iteration

The flagship product continued to iterate across equipment, ground host, software, and field service capabilities.

Historical gyro ground host equipment
Summer 2018
Pulser

Field test in Shanxi

The pulser direction entered field testing in Shanxi to validate structural design, communication performance, and site adaptability.

Oct 2018
Pulser

Downhole test in Xinjiang

A downhole test in Xinjiang further verified operating stability under downhole conditions.

2020
Intelligent Lift / Gas Lift

Golf gas-lift patent application

Mr. Wu advanced the golf gas-lift patent application, extending the technical reserve for intelligent lift solutions.

Golf gas-lift team discussion
2026
Intelligent Lift / Gas Lift

Japan and U.S. patent authorizations

Relevant intelligent lift / gas-lift patents were authorized in Japan and the United States, strengthening the international IP portfolio.

Recent years
Integrated Development

More than 1,500 well applications and expanding international projects

SRM has supported projects in countries such as Uganda and Iraq while continuing coordinated development across gyro survey, intelligent lift, and supporting technologies.