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Solving the industry’s most challenging downhole problems
All of Northstar’s equipment and solutions are developed and supported by a dedicated, in-house team of professional engineers. We solve field-driven problems from start to finish, including conceptual design and analysis, prototyping and validation testing. We certify our products to demanding industry standards at our test facility, using high-pressure, high-temperature test programs in our HPHT deep well simulator. As an integrated product and service company, we leverage our own international footprint to prove our products in the field.
Our engineering group can tailor products to the needs of every customer. We quickly bring new solutions to market, using lean product development cycle.
Our tools are continuously improved based on feedback from the field. To run a Northstar tool is to run a product that’s been built to exacting specifications, benefited from decades of engineering and service experience, and can be run with certainty.
We’re experts in:
- Mechanical and electromechanical design and development
- Wireless downhole communication
- High-temperature, high-pressure sealing
- Material selection and testing for harsh environments (H2S, CO2, acid, chlorides, sulfur, NACE MR0175/ISO 15156)
- Validation testing (including API 11D1, API 19TT)
Notable new product lines include our ODIN 15,000 psi retrievable bridge plugs, DEEP DGR 15,000 psi service packers, and 15,000 psi testing surface safety valve (TSSV).

Material selection

Engineering analysis

Component testing

Prototyping

Validation testing

Quality control

Precise manufacturing

Field trials

Commercialization

Documentation

Technical support

