Sucker Rod Pump Control
Improve pump performance and automation with downhole monitoring. Sucker rod pumping is the most common artificial lift method and is largely applied on marginal onshore oil fields. The sucker rod...
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Options for Coiled Tubing Lift
Coiled tubing is an alternative for artificial lift of aging & problem wells. Coiled tubing (CT) has been used in oil and gas operations for many years and has proven to be an efficient, reliable...
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Artificial Lift of Horizontal Wells
An industry consortium works to advance the difficult task of artificial lift in difficult-to-produce wells. The majority of new wells drilled for both oil and gas production are horizontal. At some...
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Optimal Production: An Application for Chemical Injection
Remote monitoring offers benefits in offshore and other harsh conditions. The increasing challenges of oil and gas extraction are not limited to nearly depleted reservoirs, remote and difficult...
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Synergistic Mechanisms of ASP Flooding
How and why do these chemicals work successfully in enhanced oil recovery? With growing global energy demand and depleting reserves, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) from existing or brown fields is...
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Five Considerations for Pressure Transmitter Use
In upstream pumping operations, pressure readings can provide critical information. As the U.S. looks for new sources of oil and gas, real-time pressure measurement instrumentation use has surged...
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Downhole Gas Separators
This equipment reduces the occurrence of gas lock, gas pound and gas interference. Gas presence in the pumping zone causes many problems—such as gas lock, gas pound and gas interference. These...
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A Play with Great Potential
If commercially recoverable natural gas exists throughout the area, this shale could be one of the largest known natural gas fields. The oil and gas boom in North America is not slowing. A shift is...
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Extend Engine Life with an Oil Bypass and Monitoring System
This oil-filtering technology improves equipment operation and saves E&P companies money while minimizing maintenance and downtime. Above: Above: Image 1. A large bypass oil filtration system...
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Packaged Pump Systems Effectively Separate & Transport Produced Water
High-pressure centrifugal pumps and triplex plunger pumps improve separation and transfer operations in a Colorado gas field. The plant layout, from front to back, shows the generator and the...
View ArticleOptimize Gas Lift in SAGD Wells
Advances in equipment can improve steam injection efficiency and artificial lift capability. Canada’s vast oil sands formations hold heavy oil/bitumen reserves that make the country one of the world’s...
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ESP Bypass System Prevents Workovers & Saves Money
Machined equipment gives operators reduced lead times, reliability and reduced maintenance. Above: A CMM machineMain Image: read more
View ArticleProgressing Cavity Pumps Handle Many Heavy Oil Processes
From drilling mud transfer to chemical dosing, PC pumps provide many options for end users. In the 1920s, Réné Moineau, a French professor, was developing a revolutionary new air compressor...
View ArticleEarthquake Effects Inspire Fluid Pulse Technology for Secondary Oil Recovery
The pulsating action and greater stimulation fluid penetration into the reservoir increase oil production. In mature reservoirs, operating companies must use methods for secondary oil recovery. One...
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Insight from a West Texas Operator
Sound cementing and completion engineering experience helps a service engineer transition into a new role. Engineers may choose many career paths. I started with a service company. While some see this...
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