About MetaRock
Engineered, Manufactured and Tested in Houston
MetaRock Laboratories has designed and built custom specialty core analysis and rock mechanics systems from Houston since 1996, engineered to hold up at reservoir temperature and pressure. Mechanical design, electrical engineering, control software and the testing itself all happen under one roof.
That last part matters. Our own lab runs the same systems we ship, so every design decision has already been argued out over a real core, a real pressure vessel and a real deadline before it reaches a client's bench.
Rock and fluid testing technology, designed and proven in our own laboratory.
What we do
Engineering, manufacturing and testing under one roof
Six disciplines that normally sit with six different vendors. We keep them together so a system arrives finished, certified and supported by the people who built it.
Mechanical engineering
ASME-code pressure vessels, high-load frames and flow pumps, designed in-house and reviewed against the P&ID before anything goes to the machine shop.
Electrical engineering
UL-certified control systems, temperature controllers and over-limit safety shutdown, including for HPHT SCAL equipment.
Automation software
Process control and data acquisition software developed by our own team, so the instrument and its interface are designed together.
SCAL technology development
Continuous development aimed at special core analysis, with a focus on unconventional reservoirs and measurements that were previously out of reach.
Testing services
A full rock mechanics and SCAL testing service. Running the work ourselves makes us the end user of our own technology, and the first to find its limits.
Geomechanics consulting
Interpretation and advisory work across wellbore stability, EOR/IOR studies and reservoir characterization, supported by lab data rather than models alone.
Company timeline
Major milestones since 1996
Company established
Founded around software engineering, automation and process control. The scope extended quickly into the design and manufacture of SCAL equipment for rock mechanics studies.
Rock mechanics
Substantial growth through an in-situ conversion R&D program, adding consultants, engineers, technicians, manufacturing and a core testing SCAL facility. Primary focus: rock mechanics at temperatures up to 450 °C.
Unconventional focus
An exclusive technology agreement redirected the company toward unconventional reservoirs: anisotropic mechanical property determination, steady-state flow measurement down to 1 nD, and frac design applications.
New lab construction
Completed a purpose-built laboratory at 2703 Hwy 6 South, bringing SCAL technologies back in-house and consolidating manufacturing and testing on a single site.
CE certification
Specialty core analysis equipment manufactured to CE requirements for installation in Europe and Asia, opening international markets. Development in the same period targeted rock mechanics and flow studies at full reservoir pressure and temperature.
Houston technology center
Opened a dedicated technology center in Houston focused on Gulf of Mexico research studies.
CO2 testing
Major development in CO2 testing capability, laying the groundwork for our current CCUS work.
Sand control and acoustics
Rock mechanics systems extended with sand control capability and real-time acoustic monitoring during the test.
Mud testing development
Major development in mud compatibility and wellbore cementing, with newly designed systems created to address complex mud-related issues.
Three-phase and caprock
Advanced rock mechanics systems delivered alongside a three-phase relative permeability system and a caprock integrity system, extending the range into storage and containment work.
Get in touch
Tell us what you need to test
A standard system, a change to a rig you already have, or something built from scratch. The conversation starts with the test, not the model number.
Talk to our team