Multi Rate Production Tests via Tracer
ScanWell’s real-time tracer dilution system offers a highly accurate, efficient alternative to traditional production testing methods, reducing operational footprint, costs, and crew requirements while providing precise flow rates and gas compositional analysis.
Tracer Dilution Technique
Production Testing is a key measurement performed routinely on producing wells to evaluate well performance and provide key data for reservoir management. Historically performed via Portable Test Separators or Portable MPFM’s (Where no fixed test facility is available); These historical methods are subject to errors due to the metering techniques employed, and often expensive. Operationally they require a full bore rig up that takes extensive time and large support crews. ScanWell has developed an alternative, Real time Tracer dilution based measurement system that involves measuring in-situ gas rates via injection of a phase dependent tracer into the flow line, and measurement of the resulting concentration during the survey. This highly accurate method provides accurate direct measurement of flow rates including gas compositional analysis, with only 2 sample points required. It has a significantly lower operational footprint and significantly more efficient operation, allowing operators to obtain more production data across their assets, in a safer, more efficient and sustainable manner.
Environmental Benefits
- Reduces methane emissions and flaring by avoiding bulk gas handling.
- Minimizes logistics and emissions associated with transporting and operating conventional equipment.
- Side-stream operation avoids production deferment and reduces fugitive emissions.
Lower Carbon Footprint
- Lightweight, portable systems reduce installation weight and personnel requirements.
- Eliminates need for heavy offshore equipment and associated maintenance logistics.
Cost Efficiency
- Reduces CAPEX by eliminating fixed test separators and multiphase meters.
- Provides significant OPEX savings with small, efficient, and frequent testing capabilities.
Technical Superiority
- Delivers real-time, first-principles measurement without reliance on PVT data.
- Option to monitor all three phases (oil, gas, water) in-situ, providing GOR, CGR, WGR, and WOR data.
- High turndown ratio adapts to various flow regimes.
- Enables independent verification of existing metering systems and calibration.
- Applicable for gas production, hydrogen pipelines, and carbon storage injection monitoring.
ScanWell’s tracer dilution technique simplifies and enhances multi-phase testing, delivering accurate, real-time data for optimized reservoir management while significantly reducing operational and environmental burdens.
Production testing
- Environmental: Reduces emissions, flaring, and logistical impact.
- Cost-Effective: Lowers CAPEX and OPEX with portable, efficient testing.
- Accurate: Delivers real-time, first-principle measurements.
- Sustainable: Minimizes operational footprint and resource use.
- Flexible: Easy deployment, calibration, and verification across various setups.
