Our Services
The advanced design of gas lift equipment
- Gas lift valves
- Chemical injection valves
- Steam injection valves
- Gas lift mandrel design of all types
- KOT tools
About Zlatko Salihbegovic
My name is Zlatko Salihbegovic. I am a graduated Mechanical Engineer from the University of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia/Bosnia and Herzegovina. Used to work in Yugoslavia for KHK company, Belgium for Mannesmann, Germany for Morton Advanced Materials, USA-Louisiana for Morton Advanced Materials and Weatherford in Lafayette, LA for last 20 years before retiring and starting Z-Tech Design LLC. With Weatherford, I worked for the gas lift division’s R&D department.
I hold three patents with Morton Advanced Materials for manufacturing of CVD-chemical vapor deposition Silicon Carbide technical ceramic used in semi-conductor industry # 6464912, two patents in CVD manufacturing of infrared materials ZnS-Zinc Sulfide, ZnSe-Zinc Selenide and infrared-guided missile domes/heads # 6616870, 60883561.
I hold 12 patents (some of these are with my co-workers) in gas lift equipment with Weatherford # 107878889, 9605521, 9593554, 9010353, 7228909, 998886B2, 168623B1, 20160145983A1, 20150083433A1, 2018362224A1, 20150083433A1, 3106351C.
I own 5 patents/pending patents with Z-Tech Design in the field of gas lift valve/mandrel designs # 11242732B2, 11643910B2, 11845120B2, 11686185B2, and one patent in marine propulsion system # 11753128B2. For more details, please check Google patents under my name.
I am fluent in 3 native languages, German, Russian and English.
Z-Tech provides unique highly advanced and best gas lift valve designs based on my 20 years in the field experience and multiple patents.
There are no gas lift valve designs on the market today that offer better bellow protection against high dome and injection pressure.
Our patented TSMS™-two simultaneous mechanical stop principle provides gas lift design that eliminates high differential pressure across bellows limiting it to max 250 PSI. TSMS principle eliminate need for spring loaded telescoping stem in gas lift valves which renders valve much simpler and more reliable to set up and operate.
Our patented single and double Fortress seal™ gas lift valve design completely protects bellow from both high injection and dome pressure eliminating need for dummy valves to test well integrity.
Our Portfolio
DFS-TSMS-R2 valve
RPV-2 pilot valve-1
SFS-C2 valve
SFS-C2c valve-1
SFS-R2 valve-2
TSMS-SEWB-2CHI valve-1
TSMS-SEWB-R2 valve-1
Mandrels (1)
SFS-C2CV valve (1)
15 Latch (2)
CV check valve (1)
CV1 check valve (1)
TSMS-SEWB-R1-valve-_1_
TSMS-DFS-1C-valve-_2_
SFS-R1-valve-_1_
SFS-CCV1-valve-_1_
SFS-C1-valve-_1_
RPV-1-valve-_1_
R-1CIV-valve
CPV-1-valve-_1_
C2-basic valve
TSMS-DFS-1CInc valve
Victor gas lift valve-15
Our Customer
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Steve Turk
I have worked with Z-Tech Design, Zlatko Salihbegovic over the last couple of years while developing new hydraulically controlled gas lift system designs while working as a partner with ELC Energy Services. Zlatko has always been very helpful towards taking my general concepts and transitioning them into designed parts that work in the real world. I’ve found him to be very creative and open-minded. With me, he has demonstrated the engineering ability to help identify potential concept flaws that can’t or won’t work, as well as the unique ability to be open to new thoughts and ideas from an inventor’s point of view, and then engineer them so that they’ll work. If you’re looking for an engineer’s engineer, Zlatko is your man!Ron Schmidt
"I worked for many years with Zlatko in the oil gas industry _ specifically gas lift equipment used for artificial lift, chemical injection, and waterflood injection. Zlatko is well versed on engineering principles and various industry standards (such as 19G) and is not afraid of "thinking outside the box" in bringing solutions to unique problems. Thus, the many US patents held by Zlatko, both jointly and individually."Michael Juenke
I have known Zlatko for many years, his intuitive approach to engineering and innovative design concepts has benefited the industry in many ways. Over the years he has gained extensive knowledge and skills in some of the industry leading designs which I have had the pleasure of collaborating with him on.Latest blog posts
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