Eliminate Routine Well Site Checking

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