A system, comprising: a hydraulic transfer system configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid, wherein the first fluid has a pressure higher than the second fluid, comprising: a sleeve; a cylindrical rotor disposed within the sleeve in a concentric arrangement, wherein the cylindrical rotor is configured to rotate circumferentially about a rotational axis and has a first end face and a second end face disposed opposite each other; a first end cover (30, 31) having a first surface that interfaces with the first end face of the cylindrical rotor; a second end cover (30, 33) having a second surface that interfaces with the second end face of the cylindrical rotor; and a hydrostatic bearing system configured to utilize the first fluid to resist both axial and radial displacement of the cylindrical rotor, wherein the hydrostatic bearing system comprises: an axial hydrostatic bearing system comprising at least one axial hydrostatic bearing disposed within the first end cover (30, 31) or the second end cover (30, 33), and the at least one axial hydrostatic bearing is configured to utilize a pressure of the first fluid to apply an axial force against the first end face or the second end face to avoid contact between the cylindrical rotor and the first end cover (30, 31) or the second end cover (30, 32); and a radial hydrostatic bearing system comprising at least one radial hydrostatic bearing disposed within the sleeve, and the at least one radial hydrostatic bearing is configured to utilize a pressure of the first fluid to apply a radial force against an outer lateral surface of the cylindrical rotor to align the rotational axis of the cylindrical rotor with a central axis of the hydraulic transfer system. a sleeve; a cylindrical rotor disposed within the sleeve in a concentric arrangement, wherein the cylindrical rotor is configured to rotate circumferentially about a rotational axis and has a first end face and a second end face disposed opposite each other; a first end cover (30, 31) having a first surface that interfaces with the first end face of the cylindrical rotor; a second end cover (30, 33) having a second surface that interfaces with the second end face of the cylindrical rotor; and a hydrostatic bearing system configured to utilize the first fluid to resist both axial and radial displacement of the cylindrical rotor, wherein the hydrostatic bearing system comprises: an axial hydrostatic bearing system comprising at least one axial hydrostatic bearing disposed within the first end cover (30, 31) or the second end cover (30, 33), and the at least one axial hydrostatic bearing is configured to utilize a pressure of the first fluid to apply an axial force against the first end face or the second end face to avoid contact between the cylindrical rotor and the first end cover (30, 31) or the second end cover (30, 32); and a radial hydrostatic bearing system comprising at least one radial hydrostatic bearing disposed within the sleeve, and the at least one radial hydrostatic bearing is configured to utilize a pressure of the first fluid to apply a radial force against an outer lateral surface of the cylindrical rotor to align the rotational axis of the cylindrical rotor with a central axis of the hydraulic transfer system. an axial hydrostatic bearing system comprising at least one axial hydrostatic bearing disposed within the first end cover (30, 31) or the second end cover (30, 33), and the at least one axial hydrostatic bearing is configured to utilize a pressure of the first fluid to apply an axial force against the first end face or the second end face to avoid contact between the cylindrical rotor and the first end cover (30, 31) or the second end cover (30, 32); and a radial hydrostatic bearing system comprising at least one radial hydrostatic bearing disposed within the sleeve, and the at least one radial hydrostatic bearing is configured to utilize a pressure of the first fluid to apply a radial force against an outer lateral surface of the cylindrical rotor to align the rotational axis of the cylindrical rotor with a central axis of the hydraulic transfer system.