Rawwater Engineering Company Ltd / Our Facilities

Rawwater’s headquarters, laboratories, research suites and workshops are located in a purpose-designed technology centre in Warrington, Cheshire, in the northwest of England.

Our microbial souring division applies our industry-leading DynamicTVS© predictive modelling programme alongside advanced high-pressure, high-temperature bioreactor systems to forecast, simulate and mitigate the effects of microbiological oilfield reservoir souring.

This integrated approach enables operators and service companies to make informed, data-driven decisions, delivering significant cost savings and improved asset integrity.

Our facilities are designed to replicate extreme subsurface conditions, allowing detailed investigation of microbial behaviour under realistic field environments. These capabilities support both routine project work and cutting-edge research into complex souring mechanisms.

The division is also advancing research into the potential impact of microbial activity in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) environments, providing critical insight into long-term storage integrity and risk management.

Our facility is the operational hub for our DynamicTVS© souring forecasting model, where our specialists build, calibrate and run predictive simulations to assess reservoir souring risk to support real-time decision making for field developments.

Up to 85 pressurised bioreactor columns, ranging from 25 cm to 4 metres in length, can be operated simultaneously at our research facility, enabling high-throughput simulation of reservoir conditions.

To date, we have accumulated over 700 bioreactor years of oilfield reservoir souring data under simulated subsurface conditions, providing a robust foundation for reliable forecasting and optimised mitigation strategies.

We regularly host technical workshops and training sessions at our site, providing operators and service companies with hands-on insight into souring mechanisms, modelling approaches and mitigation strategies, tailored to their specific assets and challenges.