Equipment/Software/Literature

March 1, 2010

New mobile evaporator for shale gas operations

Newly launched MoVap is a mobile evaporator system specifically designed for the frac and produced waste water treatment needs of the Marcellus gas shale region in the US East.

The unit is designed to reduce the volume of high total dissolved solids laden waste waters from the gas well frac operation directly at the wellhead. The advantages of carrying out the operation are recovery of waste for reuse and reduction of waste discharge, the company notes.

Versatility of the MoVap design and its mobility allow the unit to be effective in other oil and gas shale regions of the US such as Barnett, Haynesville, Fayetteville, and Antrim.

Source: Aquatech International Corp., One Four Coins Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317.

New acid system for carbonate reservoirs

The new MaxCO3 Acid degradable diversion acid system is polymer-free and nondamaging. It can be used for matrix and fracture stimulation in carbonate reservoirs with permeability contrasts or natural fractures.

The system is designed to be used in oil or gas wells in openhole and cased-hole intervals, regardless of deviation. Treatment design, execution, and evaluation are optimized using this firm's proprietary software applications.

Treatments can be bullheaded or pumped through coiled tubing, batch-mixed for small volume jobs, or mixed on the fly for larger treatments. The treatment works effectively at low treatment rates and continues to stimulate as it degrades.

Source: Schlumberger Ltd., 5599 San Felipe, 17th Floor, Houston, TX 77056.

New work flow integration helps prospect evaluation

KINGDOM 8.5 includes the new product introduction of KINGDOM GeoModeling, which allows organizations to conduct integrated interpretation and 3D geocellular modeling in a single product.

Integrating these two work flows enables interpreters and modelers to share the same work space during prospect evaluation. This process improvement helps increase productivity and reduce the time needed to generate and evaluate prospects in more detail and with greater accuracy.

KINGDOM GeoModeling incorporates patented 3D gridding technology from JewelSuite, Delft, Netherlands, a provider of Windows-based reservoir modeling software. The second generation JewelSuite 3D gridding capability allows complex structural environments to be modeled without compromising the integrity and accuracy of the original structural interpretation, the company says.

KINGDOM 8.5 also has numerous enhancements available to customers of the KINGDOM Core product line.

Source: Seismic Micro-Technology Inc., 8584 Katy Freeway, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77024.

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