RMOTC is an energy testing center with unique capabilities, partnering with industry and academia to field test a broad range of products and processes in a real-world environment. Located on a 10,000-acre U.S. Department of Energy site within Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 (NPR-3), RMOTC provides infrastructure and expertise to validate new technology for our test partners. Learn More about testing opportunities at RMOTC.

As a DOE facility, RMOTC has no vested interest in any specific technology. We support the energy industry by testing new ideas specific to drilling, oil & gas production, flow assurance, geothermal systems, renewable and alternative energies, carbon management, environmental impact mitigation, and more. Learn More about RMOTC and its mission.

Trimeteor completes successful test at RMOTC RMOTC partnered with Trimeteor in 2011 to conduct a range of testing on their EOR Technology, which uses steam to recover oil from existing reservoirs. Field-testing goals included: equipment functionality, development & perfection of installation process, deparaffin of existing wells and increasing individual well reservoir drive.
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STWA completes successful 24-hour test at RMOTC RMOTC conducted a Phase Three field test of the STWA in-line viscosity reduction device (Applied Oil Technology, AOT). The extended 24-hour demonstration produced successful results detailed within the full report.
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