Advanced Automatic Well Testing System
ProGauge Technologies, Inc.
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Fully Automatic Oil/water/Gas Well Testing Under True Production Conditions
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Rapid Testing Through Self-Adjusting Sequencing Algorithms
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New Levels of Oil and Water Gauging Accuracy
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Mass Rate Measurements Automatically Compensate For
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Temperature and Entrained Gasses
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Specifically Designed For Low Oil/High Water Production Wells
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Sequences Up To 60 Wells
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Highest Quality Components And Fabrication Robust And Reliable
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Advanced Gauge Data Statistical Analysis
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Networkable For Centralized Data Collection And Control
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Completely Sealed System Measurement
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Open And Flexible System Testing Configuration
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Easy To Use Operator interface
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Uses Proven Measurement Technology
Well
Testing
The need for accurate and timely well production data is critical. The
extremely erosive and harsh environments in which well pumping systems
operate create constant and many times, rapid equipment failure. In the
constant effort to stem production declines, oil operators invest
substantial resources in well maintenance. For steam drives and
waterfloods, well servicing is frequently the highest non-energy cost.
Still, determining the performance from various well servicing activities
remains a problem to be answered to ensure that individual well
performance is its highest. Now more than ever, accurate, reliable, and
frequent well testing is the most important tool for maximizing oil
production and optimizing reservoir management, while ensuring the lowest
operating costs.
Current well testing systems available today vary greatly in method,
features, and components. Each design has its particular strength, but
each is also beset with significant limiting characteristics.
Design Philosophy
PROGAUGE™, by
ProGauge Technologies, Inc., was developed using the advantages of proven
production management system designs, married to highly accurate and
robust instrumentation, and sophisticated control algorithms to produce
state-of-the-art accuracy and reliability, under the most stringent
conditions.
The PROGAUGE™
system was
designed to test producing wells under true operating conditions while
eliminating fugitive emissions. Total fluid flow rate is measured while
the oil and gas components are accumulated. The innovative collection
chamber's internal design reduces the total accumulation volume required
for an accurate oil and gas sample. Adaptive process-control rules
automatically adjust each well's test duration to produce the optimum
sample size for each well. These PROGAUGE™
characteristics provide fast and accurate testing of even low oil rate
wells.
In addition to accuracy, the PROGAUGE™ well test system is designed for extremely reliable operation and low maintenance. Only highly accurate and durable components are incorporated. Measurement devices are full-line-size with no moving parts and are based on proven and stable technology. Liquid control devices are high performance ball valves for tight shutoff and long life.
Complementing accurate and reliable testing is
sophisticated data analysis. Individual well production trends are
retained in memory and analyzed for consistency. Based on a well's
historical variation, any gauge that represents abnormal conditions is
identified so
that
special action can be taken. Using this consistency calculation technology,
the performance of the entire test measurement system can be analyzed
for further improvement.
Automatic well test systems, along with stringent reliability
characteristics must seamlessly integrate into your automatic data
collection process, requiring minimum human intervention for operation or
data collection. The volume of data generated by even a few testing units
can consume significant resources in data collection, archiving,
and analysis. The PROGAUGE™
system minimizes manual data manipulation by using open architecture PLC devices that are fully
networkable using generally used communication protocols.
