North Dakota
The oil wells tested in North Dakota’s Williston Basin, specifically in the Bakken Formation, are equipped with gas lift systems.
These wells have flow rates ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 MSCF of gas and 50 to 400 bbl of oil.
The wells are located on a single pad, making it ideal to install a DIP Flow Sensor on each wellhead individually and connect them in groups of four to a DIP Flow Computer.
North Dakota
The project was to equip flowing wells in North Dakota with DIP MPFMs. The wells flow rates vary from 1,000 to 1,700 MSCF of gas and 1,000 to 1,800 bbl of oil.
The DIP Flow Sensors are installed on risers that are located upstream of a separation facility, with a DIP Flow Computer located nearby, which eliminates the need for pulling wires between them over the long distances.
Texas
The goal was to provide accurate measurements for wells located in the Eagle Ford Shale formation in South Texas. For oil extraction, plunger lift and gas-assisted plunger lift methods were used on the different wells.
The wells flow rates range from 400 to 600 MSCF of gas and 80 to 120 bbl of oil. Each DIP Flow Computer monitors two to four wells.
Alberta, Canada
Several individual wells within the Cardium Formation in Alberta have been equipped with DIP MPFMs.
All of these wells utilize pump jacks for extraction, producing from 150 to 550 MSCF of gas and 10 to 40 bbl of oil per day. The low measurement threshold of the DIP MPFM allows it to accurately measure relatively small flow rates.