First Filter

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First Filter (also known as First Filter International / First Filter Inc.) is a sand control and downhole filtration equipment manufacturer for the oil and gas industry, founded in 1995. Originally established with a Singapore headquarters and a manufacturing plant in Malaysia producing small tools for oil well completions, the company has grown into a global operation with seven facilities across Singapore, Johor (Malaysia), Tianjin (China), Sohar (Oman), Duqm (Oman), Batam (Indonesia), and Houston, Texas. Its product line focuses on sand control and well completion hardware, including Direct Wrap Screens (DWS), the proprietary Interceptor, Interceptor HESS and Interceptor TT screens, Louvered Shrouds, Slotted Liners, and Wedgeweld screens. First Filter's Oman operations are held through First Filter LLC, which operates two API-licensed facilities in Sohar Industrial Estate and Duqm, serving Middle Eastern operators including PDO and Oman's wider upstream sector. The company holds API licenses for Spec 5B (threading), 5CT (casing and tubing), 7-2 (threading of drill pipe), ISO 9001-aligned Q1 quality management, and related product specifications. Today First Filter markets across APAC and the Middle East with over 100 customers and 30 years of sand screen manufacturing experience.

Product lines

Filtration Systems

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Sand Control

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Sand Screens

No product family confirmed yet. Browse Sand Screens

Slotted Liners

No product family confirmed yet. Browse Slotted Liners

Well Completion

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Locations

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Headquarters - Singapore246 MacPherson Road, Singapore, Singapore
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Headquarters
Facility - Pekan NenasPekan Nenas, Malaysia
API licences held here
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Manufacturing - Sohar, OmanLot 5053 & 5054, Sohar Industrial Estate, Sohar, Al Batinah North, Oman
API licences held here
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Manufacturing - Johor, MalaysiaJohor, Johor, Malaysia
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Manufacturing - Duqm, OmanDuqm, Al Wusta, Oman
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Manufacturing - Tianjin, ChinaTianjin, Tianjin, China
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Manufacturing - Batam, IndonesiaBatam, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia
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Branch - Houston, TexasHouston, TX, United States
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Branch

Service area

Headquarters - SingaporeManufacturing - Johor, MalaysiaManufacturing - Sohar, OmanManufacturing - Duqm, OmanManufacturing - Tianjin, ChinaManufacturing - Batam, IndonesiaBranch - Houston, Texas
Service area (global) Locations

Service area not yet confirmed by the company.

Certifications

Pekan Nenas, Malaysia

API 5B5B-0165Verified
API 7-27-2-0959Verified
API ISOISO-4728Verified
API Q1Q1-3854Verified

Sohar, Oman

API 5B5B-0642Verified
API 5CT5CT-1979Verified
API 7-27-2-1332Verified
API Q1Q1-3935Verified

Company-wide (no site given)

ISO 9001—Company claim — not verified against the issuer

Verified: matched to API’s Composite List.

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