New products
New Products
Oil/water separator Aqueous Recovery Resources, Inc. (ARR), a specialist in oil/water separation, has introduced the Suparator system, new technology that incorporates a three-step separation mechanism that relies on basic physics and involves no moving parts or media. Water and oil enter the first compartment, where, ultimately, only water gets sucked out through an opening at the bottom. The design ensures that any amount of oil, even small traces, gets collected. The oil, still containing some water and chemicals, gets concentrated into a floating layer of considerable thickness, while water and chemicals migrate toward the interface and re-enter the water flow. The oil is then further concentrated to force water and chemicals out to yield an oil-only layer. The upper fraction of the accumulated floating layer gets skimmed off, isolating pure oil. Finally, this “dry”oil (typically less than 1% free water) is separated and ready for downstream refining or storage. The system makes use of the Bernoulli effect—whereby increased stream velocity in a fluid results in internal pressure reduction—dynamically separating liquids of differing specific gravities. A number of valves are mounted across the fluid channel so that the major part of the flow passes underneath and a smaller portion passes overhead. Several “wings” are used to progressively shear off more oil and reduce water content. Since the interface layer does not have the same specific gravity as oil, dirt and other unwanted foreign objects are removed before they settle into the water tank and require detergents or maintenance. Since just 500 ppm of residual hydrocarbon remains in the separated water, the water can be reused immediately in oil field operations, while the separated oil contains less than 0.3% water and can be sold immediately.
Atlas Copco Secoroc has released a new drillbit with advanced PCD technology that is significantly more durable than conventional diamond inserts. The new CaliberXD bit offers increased durability of the PCD inserts, and also features a tapered foot valve that is designed for deep hole applications. Configuration options include fishing threads, retrieval head and a QL shank.
Metering for custody transfer Emerson Process Management introduced the DanPac process acquisition controller system for use with Daniel oil and gas fiscal flow metering systems. The single software platform taps the data from field devices, delivering predictive and diagnostic information for more precise control. The open-standards system has built-in redundancy and comes with pre-configured control hardware and standardized components. The architecture of the system brings measurement and control applications together using open, interoperable and scalable technologies, including a logic controller and Daniel’s S600 flow computer. The logic controller delivers real-time diagnostics and alarms from the skid-mounted PlantWeb digital components to streamline maintenance efforts and prevent unexpected shutdowns and measurement variability.
Reservoir imaging system Schlumberger has released the new electromagnetic DeepLook-EM enhanced crosswell reservoir imaging and monitoring system, and the acquisition of crosswell seismic reservoir imaging technology. The services include pre-job planning, modeling, simulation, acquisition, processing and inversion to deliver interwell reservoir images. The system provides detailed resistivity profiles between wells up to 1 km apart using induction logging principles. Acquisition is performed using a dynamic transmitter sonde in one well and an array of receivers in an offset well. Receivers can be deployed in open or cased wells. The crosswell images provide information on the efficiency of water- and steamflood programs, allowing interwell saturation to be estimated and bypassed pay zones to be identified. Interwell resistivity variations can be caused by changes in saturation during waterflooding, in temperature during steamflooding or porosity reduction if subsidence occurs. With time-lapse monitoring, flood-front movement can be accurately depicted and tracked. All field data are compiled within Petrel seismic-to-simulation software, and are integrated to model and interpret the reservoir volume logged.
Intrinsically safe closure The new Positive Closure from R&M Energy Systems is an intrinsically safe system that uses fluid pressure in a pipeline or vessel to secure the door of the hub. The sealing force on the closure increases with increased fluid pressure, and it utilizes only the amount of force needed to secure the door, even under varying pressure conditions or when there is no internal fluid pressure at all. It can handle pressures up to 15,000 psi.
E&P software Paradigm announced the launch of Paradigm Sysdrill 2009, an advanced well planning and drilling engineering application. The 2009 version delivers tighter integration, improved ease-of-use and enhanced functionality. The system combines advanced well planning and drilling engineering in a single application that allows drilling engineers to plan wells quickly, safely and accurately to reduce drilling risk and uncertainty. Improvements include a significant reduction of data entry time for engineering analyses, advanced input/output interface for loading third-party data, result-driven analysis for quick identification of drilling problems and incorporation of geological data for improved planning and visualization. Sysdrill 2009 is also tightly integrated with Paradigm Geolog (used for petrophysical log interpretation) to provide commercially available real-time geosteering. Geolog, a contractor-independent geosteering solution, offers workflows to support the fast creation of log-scale geosteering models ahead of drilling, facilitate interactive updates to geosteering models while drilling, and enable re-planning of wells using updated models.
BEI Industrial Encoders has introduced the SwiftComm wireless interface for SSI absolute encoders. Using SSI communications protocol at the transmitter and receiver end, users can connect the wireless receiver directly into the SSI port in the controller, just as in a conventional wired system. The interface works with any SSI position device—single or multi-turn encoders, linear scales, magnetostrictive devices or any other SSI sensor. A robust and secure wireless interface for real-time control, the system can interface with any SSI absolute or incremental sensor, and allows critical position and speed feedback data to be seamlessly sent to control systems without cabling. The system includes the transmitter-receiver pair, which communicates using a point-to-point frequency-hopping 2.4 GHz RF protocol.
Permanent downhole monitoring Kuster Co. and the Estrella Group of Companies have introduced KPerm, a line of permanent downhole monitoring solutions. The real-time permanent downhole quartz sensor allows reliable and accurate life-of-well pressure and temperature data acquisition. The system features the industry’s first touch-screen, low-powered permanent gauge unit. An intuitive interface eliminates the need for specialized operator training. It can operate in both hot and cold environments, and features a 32-GB solid-state hard drive and USB interface. The unit can be powered from AC or DC supply and is suitable for remote operations utilizing solar power. It can also be configured with satellite or radio link for remote transmission of data, or connected via a direct link.The system features an independent data viewer that provides single-click viewing of key parameters.
Bits designed for underbalanced drilling Varel International announced the launch of the A-Force roller cone bit series, a line built specifically for underbalanced applications, including air, foam and mist. The A-Force series includes innovations that assist in the reduction of heat and wear in internal roller cone bit components, leading to longer bit life and improved drilling economics. The bits include a heat shield disc deployed between the seal and the bearing, which acts as a thermal insulator, protecting the seal from excessive thermal energy, lowering the operating temperature for the seal and extending seal life. A conical seal gland positions the seal in such a way that it can better handle pressure fluctuations and still maintain a preferred sealing location and interface. This is especially important with the high internal bearing pressures experienced in air, foam and mist drilling. The series also incorporates a more robust and tightly toleranced journal bearing capable of supporting increased levels of WOB.
The GF90 Flare Gas Flowmeter from Fluid Components International (FCI) can be used to measure dangerous, explosive and toxic gases that sometimes flow at extremely varying and/or low levels. With its highly sensitive thermal mass flow sensing element, the flowmeter also precisely measures gases of varying hydrocarbon composition. The meter’s microprocessor-based intelligence features multiple calibration groups built into the design, delivering flow measurement to a precision of 0.25 SFPS and ensures that dangerous byproducts are safely and efficiently eliminated from the environment. The GF90 features a thermal mass gas flow sensing element designed with 316 stainless steel and nickel-braze construction. It also can be specified with corrosion- and abrasion-resistant alloys, including Hastelloy, Monel and tantalum, and with all-welded construction for service in extreme environments. It is capable of operating at temperatures from -100 to 850ºF and pressures to 1,000 psig.
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- Applying ultra-deep LWD resistivity technology successfully in a SAGD operation (May 2019)
- Adoption of wireless intelligent completions advances (May 2019)
- Majors double down as takeaway crunch eases (April 2019)
- What’s new in well logging and formation evaluation (April 2019)
- Qualification of a 20,000-psi subsea BOP: A collaborative approach (February 2019)
- ConocoPhillips’ Greg Leveille sees rapid trajectory of technical advancement continuing (February 2019)
