Eliminate Routine Well Site Checking
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Eliminate Routine Well Site Checking
Backgrounder
• Advanced Flow Technology– Calgary, Alberta– 7 Years in gas well monitoring– 1 year oil well monitoring– Patented technologies using temperature and
acoustics • Len Johnson– 30 years’ CEO technology companies– Last company: Advanced Measurements Inc.
Goals
• Validation of potential in US market– We know the Great White North, but..
• Beta Test Partner– Fall time frame
Well Site Visits
• Over 700,000 oil wells in North America– Majority low production, manually monitored– 50% of operator time spent checking!
• Is the well producing as expected?– Pump Working?– Fluid being produced?– At the expected levels
• Is there a leak at the well head?
Well Monitoring Choices:SCADA Controller : $10k-$25k Bert: Have Truck Will Travel: $800 per
well/month
Filling the Gap
• Field based system– Low Cost ($3,000 range)– Self Powered– Easy to Install: Any well, anywhere– Cellular Network for communication– Class 1 Div 1– All weather conditions
Information
• Easy to access and understand– Simple– Available from Smart Phone, Computer…
• Provides answers to basic questions:– Pump working, – well producing • at expected levels,
– not leaking• Manage by exception
Manage by Exception
Green = all systems go
Yellow = maybe a problem
Red= go to the well
Click on an icon to drill down for well status
Is the Pump Working?
Is the pump working?
Is Fluid Being Produced?
Is Fluid being produced?
ΔT = VariableΔT = 0
FlowingNot Flowing
Normal : Well Producing
Reduced Flow
Well Down
Delta T: Simple but powerful
• Any flow change– Flow trends easily spotted
• Sub-surface problems spotted in near real time
• Big reduction in requirement to trouble shoot– Fluid shots, putting wells on test
Is It Leaking?
Considerations for Leak Detection
• Accurate detection of leaks– 0 false negatives– Very limited tolerance for false positives
• Timely– Within hours
Not a Problem
Problem?
Problem
Leak Notification
• Green well, all good• Sliding scale for notification–Notify when somewhat oily?–Notify only when visit is required?–Different levels of notification for field vs.
office?
Benefits of Reduced Visits
• Lower Costs– 50% of operator time spent on routine checking– Leak remediation costs reduced
• Fewer Safety Incidents• Higher Production
– Problems spotted immediately– Operator time shifted from problem finding to problem
solving
Summary
• The pump is working• Fluid is being produced–At the expected level
• There is no leak• Do we need to send a guy to the well?
The Ask
• 2-3 parties to advise and assist • Some personnel time required in field• 5-10 wells each• Fall for field beta test