Bosque Systems releases OptiFluids, saving producers up to 30% on chemicals costs

FT. WORTH, Texas -- Bosque Systems LLC, has announced the release of a new system, called OptiFluids, which saves producers up to 30% on the cost of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. It also allows producers to choose the best chemicals for each job rather than accepting a predetermined package from the horsepower provider.

The system reduces costs by connecting producers directly with chemical manufacturers, eliminating the price markups incurred as chemicals pass through resellers, service companies and pumping firms.

For the last five years Bosque Systems had already been helping oil and gas producers process and reuse produced water. “We saw a niche for designing and running products on the fracturing fluids side that are tailored to the operator and to each individual well’s conditions,” said Robert Mitchell, Bosque’s V.P. of technology and engineering. Many large service companies include a predetermined chemical mix in their completion package regardless of the well’s downhole dynamics, which can lead to inflated chemical prices and reduced well performance.

Using Mitchell’s previous experience in the chemical industry, we went directly to the suppliers and said, “We want to deliver your product directly to the industry.” Completion jobs still require the service companies’ large horsepower machinery, but OptiFluids unbundles the chemicals from the package allowing for savings and flexibility.

Bosque’s precise measuring technology also allows for accurate billing of chemicals used. The system encompasses complete monitoring and control capabilities for each chemical individually, delivering the exact dosage throughout the hydraulic fracturing process. Bosque field experts allocate the mix, and specially-designed equipment precisely measures and delivers it to the pumps. Precise measurement means a properly optimized well, and producers pay for exactly the amount of chemicals they receive.

Mitchell said early users have greatly appreciated that delivery precision, along with cost savings, because such accuracy is unheard of in the industry.