Mobile capping stack for subsea market

Boots & Coots Services, a Halliburton business, has developed the Global Rapid Intervention Package (GRIP), a suite of services to help reduce costs and deployment time in the event of subsea well control events, a press release stated. GRIP provides well planning and well kill capabilities facilitated by the company’s global logistics infrastructure and existing product service lines. This includes an inventory of well test packages, coiled tubing units and relief well ranging tools. In addition, GRIP features the new high-temperature 15,000-psi RapidCap air-mobile capping stack. Sourced from Trendsetter Engineering Inc., RapidCap incorporates a specially designed gate valve-based system, making it light, inexpensive and mobile. Capping stack systems currently available are extremely difficult to deploy due to their size and weight (roughly 220,000 lb to 300,000 lb) and are expensive to transport and reassemble on a job site. It can take weeks to deploy existing systems, especially from locations that lack the infrastructure to move the systems into position in a timely manner. GRIP and the RapidCap air-mobile capping stack are expected to be ready for deployment by year-end 2016. halliburton.com

Flame detectors for harsh environments

Emerson has released the Rosemount 975 flame detectors, a complete line of optical flame detectors designed to perform in the harshest environmental conditions and connect directly to alarm or automatic fire extinguishing systems, a press release stated. The new line incorporates a variety of flame detection technologies that will provide optimal coverage for a wide range of process industries, including upstream oil and gas installations, chemical plants and refineries. Multispectrum infrared sensor technology detects hydrocarbon fuel and gas fires as well as “invisible” hydrogen fires with wide area coverage and strong false alarm immunity. Integrated ultraviolet and infrared sensor technology rapidly detects hydrocarbon-based fuel and gas fires, hydroxyl and hydrogen fires, and metal and inorganic fires with robust false alarm immunity. Built to be extremely durable and weather-resistant, the Rosemount 975 flame detectors feature heated windows for operation in harsh weather conditions such as snow, ice or condensation; broad operating temperature ranges from -55 C to 85 C (-67 F to 185 F); and multiple output options for maximum flexibility and compatibility. The detectors can even be tested infield with a specially designed flame simulator at distances of up to 12 m (40 ft) from the detector, eliminating the need for personnel to stand on scaffolding or supports to access the detector. EmersonProcess.com/FlameGasDetection

System stimulates multiple stages in one run

Energy Fishing & Rental Services (EFRS) has released its Speed Squeeze retrievable acid stimulation system, which uses a straddle-packer design to acid-stimulate individual stages, a product announcement stated. This ensures spot placement of the acid treatment and eliminates the need for bull-heading or diverter systems. The Speed Squeeze system can be used in open or cased hole and can be run on jointed pipe or coiled tubing. The system substantially reduces the fluid volume required on location. In addition, stage counts are unlimited, and stage location is flexible. The system also can incorporate downhole pressure gauges. The system is field-proven in numerous stimulation operations. “To date, a North American operator has stimulated 37 horizontal wellbores with a 100% success rate in retrieving the system,” said Joe DeGeare, EFRS president. “Another operator increased production tenfold while cutting completion costs in half. Other operators report similar results.” energyfrs.com

Generator runs on natural gas, liquid propane

HIPOWER SYSTEMS has released the HRNG 95 T6 gaseous generator. Powered by a long-life heavyduty engine from manufacturer Zenith, the generator is capable of full rated-load acceptance in one step, a press release stated. Designed specifically to power new, more efficient oil and gas industry pumps and other equipment, the HRNG 95 T6 can run on both natural gas and liquid propane, switching from one to the other based on fuel availability. For the enclosure, HIPOWER SYSTEMS chose one of its existing models, which already has been thoroughly field-tested in a variety of environments. The fully sound-attenuated enclosure is fabricated in 11-gauge steel with a powder-coated finish that exceeds a 1,000-hr salt spray test. The enclosure also features wide lockable steel access doors with rubber seals for easy maintenance and service. hipowersystems.com

First downhole X-ray diagnostic operation offshore

Visuray performed the first downhole X-ray diagnostic operation in June offshore Norway for Statoil, according to a press release. The objective was to image and unambiguously diagnose the status of a downhole safety valve so the operator could plan future workover operations. Visuray’s VR90 X-ray imaging tool acquired multiple downhole measurements and provided valuable information for the client. The results demonstrate the VR90’s ability to obtain dimensionally accurate downhole X-ray images in opaque well fl uid environments and in offshore operations. visuray.com

Quicker oil spill removal

BIOROS, a new oil biodegradation agent, was developed by Gazprom VNIIGAZ, Gazprom’s core research center. BIOROS, a product for oil spill cleanup, is more effective than similar products made in Russia and abroad as it provides for quicker oil spill removal at a greater range of temperatures from 5 C to 45 C (41 F to 113 F), the company said in a press release. gazprom.com

Sensor to find oil, gas and minerals from the air

Neos Inc. will develop a new generation gravity gradiometry sensor that will be 20 times more powerful than current technology to find oil, gas and minerals beneath the earth’s surface, a press release stated. Neos and Lockheed Martin are building a sensor that will be able to find a 10-m (33-ft) tall hill buried 1 km (.62 mile) below the earth’s surface. Put another way, the technology could find an armored truck full of gold 20 m (66 ft) below the earth purely by sensing the effect the bullion imparts on the local gravity fi eld. The new technology, called Full Tensor Gradiometry (FTG) Plus, has 20 times the sensitivity and 10 times greater bandwidth than current gravity gradiometers, the release stated. Lockheed Martin is building the prototype specifi cally to detect natural resources from aircraft owned and operated by Neos. Neos acquired the FTG Plus program as part of its acquisition of assets from CGG SA in April. neosgeo.com

System locates integrity failures, leaks

Archer has released the Point system, which can be deployed proactively and systematically at the surface and downhole, a press release stated. The Point system unravels, deciphers and describes what is happening in the well and locates integrity failures. Much of the technology is field-proven, with different elements of the Point system having been used in more than 2,000 successful deployments worldwide but never as one complete, proactive system with integrity dynamics at the core. The Point system evaluates barrier performance and identifies the precise location of leaks and fl ow paths without pulling the completion string. The system consists of seven powerful diagnostic programs underpinned by Archer’s proprietary ultrasound technology that enables a proactive and systematic approach to integrity management. The programs are designed to investigate or locate a range of failure types from the surface or downhole. archerwell.com

Free mobile electronic field ticketing application

Phoenix DAS has released a free version of its mobile electronic field ticketing application. The free Open- Ticket module allows service companies to replace paper-based field tickets, enhancing workfl ow in the fi eld, improving the accuracy of information and decreasing the payment cycle from customers, a press release stated. The OpenTicket module is fully mobile; works in both online and offl ine modes; and includes a live dashboard for tracking completed, in-progress and invoiced jobs. Management teams are provided with full visibility of each job and can follow every step in real time. Companies that are using the OpenTicket module have reported a reduction in days’ sales outstanding of 12 to 15 days on average as compared to paper-based tickets. The Open- Ticket module can be used standalone or combined with other Phoenix DAS software modules depending on a company’s needs and challenges. phoenixdas.com/openticket

Electric fracturing fleet reduces onsite footprint, crew sizes

Evolution Well Services announced deployment of its first U.S.-based NextGen 100% natural gas-fueled electrically powered fracturing fleet to the Permian Basin, which began commercial work in second-quarter 2016, a press release stated. Evolution Well Services’ 35,000-hhp electric hydraulic fracturing fleet provides technology to the fracturing market by eliminating the consumption of diesel fuel required by traditional fracturing fleets while reducing measured emissions to trace amounts. The multipatented technology of Evolution Well Services reduces the onsite footprint and crew sizes by 50%, reduces noise levels by more than 30 decibels and eliminates wellsite risks associated with hot fueling and other personnel exposures. evolutionws.com

Data collection app makes for easily accessible information

GreaseBook released the newest version of its data collection application for oil and gas operators and their pumpers, a press release stated. Through the new app, GreaseBook has developed a way to alleviate the dissemination of information throughout the operator’s team—not personally but programmatically. For example, by reviewing the history of a well garnered from past commentary, executive notes and the remarks of any other pumper who has ever stepped foot on the lease (note that all information is synced between the pumper’s iPads on the Cloud), the pumper has a referenceable well history file when diagnosing the symptoms of any well. This well history also is accessible to any field engineer or supervisor from the office or the field. More than 100 companies and 1,000-plus pumpers in 12 oil-producing states have been onboard with this new app. greasebook.com

Resin-coated proppants reduce amount of respirable silica

The Oilfield Technology Group of Hexion Inc. has released new resin-coated proppants that are produced in Canada, according to a press release. Hexion’s True North proppants are a curable resin-coated sand available in 20/40 and 30/50 mesh sizes. The True North resin system is applied to Canadian frack sand to provide an economical resin-coated proppant for the region. These new proppants incorporate Hexion’s Stress Bond technology. They bond in the fracture with closure stress, providing all the benefits of a curable resin-coated sand such as increased fracture flow capacity and proppant flowback control along with proppant fines reduction. There is also a low-temperature version of the product. True North L proppants are specifically designed for low-temperature reservoirs. Additionally, the resin system of these proppants offers reduced dust generation during the pneumatic transfer and conveying process compared to uncoated frack sand. True North proppants can reduce the amount of respirable silica to levels below the new U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and existing Canadian limits. This helps improve the health and safety of workers on location. hexion.com/oilfield

System generates constant, consistent perforating entry holes

GEODynamics Inc.’s Engineered Perforating Solutions Division has completed extensive field testing on the latest addition to its line of plug-and-perf products. The FracIQ limited entry perforating system has been applied in more than 1,000 frack stages since field testing commenced in April 2016, a press release stated. The patent-pending FracIQ perforating system generates constant and consistent perforating entry holes and penetration depths in wells regardless of gun position, well casing or formation type. Constant-sized casing holes improve fracture planning by providing optimum pressure diversion, while constant rock penetration creates repeatable breakdown pressures. The FracIQ system is available in 0.30-in., 0.35- in. and 0.40-in. holes sizes. perf.com

Please submit your company’s updates related to new technology products and services to Ariana Benavidez at abenavidez@ hartenergy.com.

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