Downhole
Subsea & Land Based Downhole Systems
CDA motors are prime movers for electrical and hydraulic actuation systems across a broad range of oilfield services, where high reliability and extended service life are critical. CDA develops semi-custom, downhole-rated motors, actuators, and rotary sensors that work with controllers and electronic feedback devices to deliver highly reliable and power-dense solutions for the oil and gas market.
Our heritage includes applications in subsea and land-based downhole systems, where reliable communication of information and maintaining well integrity are of the utmost importance.
CDA in Downhole Service Tools
- Developed actuation solutions in the early 1980s for some of the premier drilling and well intervention tools of the time. Some of these are still in use to this day.
- CDA has been part of the tool development market in the US, Norway, Canada, UK, and Asia, where these tools have provided service around the globe.
- We have been part of approximately 150 different tool applications for various design companies in the servicing market.
- High temperature, high pressure, compact diameter, high power density, and reliability are some of the primary attributes that make us an actuation leader in this market.
Why Choose CDA for Downhole Applications?
CDA brings decades of experience developing motion-control technologies for demanding oil & gas applications. From drilling and directional control to well intervention, sampling, pump systems, and completion equipment, CDA supports applications where component reliability directly affects tool performance.
For customers seeking custom electric motors, CDA can develop application-specific configurations around torque, speed, size, temperature, feedback, and mechanical integration requirements. CDA’s electric motor technologies can support MWD motor applications, where compact packaging, reliable performance, and integration with tool systems are important. The company’s broader product portfolio also allows engineers to combine motors, actuators, dampers, and transducers into a complete motion-control solution.
Explore CDA’s Downhole industry solutions, MWD/LWD applications, Hydraulic Pump Motors, and Core & Fluid Sampling Drives to learn more about CDA’s application-specific capabilities.
Our Downhole Partners
KEY AREAS OF FOCUS
High
Temperature
High
Pressure
Push the Bit &
Point the Bit
Pulser
Actuation
Subsea / Completion Applications
Retractable Fail Safe Drives
CDA has experience providing actuators and motors for completion multizone isolation-valve and …
Measure While Drilling/ Logging While Drilling
Measurement While Drilling and Logging While Drilling are tool features of acquiring downhole data….
Directional Drilling
Rotary Steerable Systems (RSS) There are primarily two steering concepts for the RSS tools and one is point…
Wireline / Well Intervention Applications
Core / Fluid Sampling Drives
CDA has been part of fluid sampling tools such as coring and formation testing where sealing a probe …
Hydraulic Pump Motors
CDA has solutions for tractor tools motorized wheels or slip and hydraulic extension capability that …
EST Plug Actuator
There are a variety of well intervention solutions. One of which are Electric Setting Tools which require high…
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What are MWD motors?
MWD motors are electric motors used in measurement-while-drilling tools and systems. CDA develops specialized electric motor and actuation technologies that can support demanding downhole tool architectures.
2. Does CDA manufacture motors for downhole applications?
Yes. CDA develops specialized electric motors, actuators, and mechanisms for downhole drilling, measurement, logging, well-intervention, and completion applications.
3. What should I consider when selecting downhole motor manufacturers?
When evaluating downhole motor manufacturers, consider temperature and pressure capability, torque density, motor diameter, shock and vibration resistance, gearing life, feedback requirements, and application-specific customization.
4. Can CDA provide custom electric motors for downhole tools?
Yes. CDA develops custom electric motors with configurable windings, gearing, housings, connectors, feedback, and mounting arrangements to meet specific downhole tool requirements.
5. Can CDA support high-temperature downhole applications?
Yes. High-temperature performance is one of the key requirements CDA addresses in its downhole solutions, along with high pressure, shock, vibration, compact diameter, and long operating life.
6. What downhole applications does CDA support?
CDA supports directional drilling, MWD/LWD, well intervention, hydraulic pump systems, core and fluid sampling, completion tools, retractable fail-safe drives, and other specialized oilfield applications.
Want to know more about our Downhole products?
Call us at (954) 242-4726 or fill out the form to have a member of our sales team reach out about your project.
When it has to work
We support missions where components must work every time, because if they don’t, the mission may fail and lives may be lost. That’s critical engineering at work. That’s fifty years of space, downhole oil & gas, and defense heritage. That’s CDA InterCorp.
