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Sept. 2002 Supplement
Case Study
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About the Petroleum Technology Digest
Case studies for Independent Producers |
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Reliable field compression provided by 5.7-L engine
Harry Huey, Engine and Compressor Services, Inc., Elk City, Oklahoma; Rick Crouch, Sertco Industries Inc., Okemah, Oklahoma; and Thompson Speir, Speir Compression, Okemah, Oklahoma |
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Since testing an initial prototype in 1999, Engine and Compressor Services, Inc. (ECSI), has been employing Sertco Model 350 compressors using 5.7-L, General Motors (GM) industrial engines in its compression leasing fleet. |
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New foam fracturing technology unlocks lower porosity reserves
Dominion Exploration and Production Company, Oklahoma City, OK; and Les Broker,* Broker & Capucille, Edmond, OK |
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Using newer foam fracturing technologies, Dominion E&P has unlocked reserves – an estimated 1.5 million bbl of oil from six new wells and three re-completions – in the lower porosity (10%-to-12% range) Prue sandstone. |
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Automatic soapstick launcher increases gas production
Kurt von Plonski, Battlecat Operating Co., Midland, Texas; Charlie Seidel, CWS Gauging Services, Cotulla, Texas; and James C. (Jim) Votaw and Jeanne Votaw, J&J Oilfield & Electrical Service, Perry, Oklahoma |
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To keep Edwards Lime and Olmos gas wells in South Texas unloaded for a full 24 hours, Silver Pines Energy Corp. installed automatic soapstick launchers. |
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Satellite-based alarm system saves compressor operators time and money
James Barr, J-W Operating, Addison, Texas; Steve Watwood and Bruce Bacon, American Millennium Corporation, Inc. (AMCI), Golden, Colorado; and Curtis Roys, CC Technology, Midland, Texas |
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To decrease false alarms and unreliable notification of compressor downtimes, J-W Operating (JW) installed magnetically-attached, vibration sensor, satellite-based alarm systems on more than two dozen compressors in their field operations, starting in 1999. |
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