USING PHYSICS TO DRIVE CHEMISTRY
The ENERCAT is the only oil well tool that stabilizes production, reduces operating expenses, and protects the environment.
Serving 22 countries with diverse geological conditions the ENERCAT effectively
decreases asphaltene, paraffin, and scale deposition and improves viscocity.
No Maintenance No Harsh Chemicals No Environmental Risk
The Science Hypothesis
The science behind the ENERCAT’s is the transmission of acoustic waves via lattice oscillations (vibrations) of the ENERCAT’s solid alloy composite material, which is enhanced by reservoir heat and pressure. The normal-mode oscillations and transmitted waves of the ENERCAT are ‘tuned’ to be in resonance with the low-frequency molecular oscillations of crude oil bulk fluids.
Paraffin problem? ENERCAT can solve it!
The general operating principle of the ENERCAT tool utilizes physics to drive chemistry to cause an increase in molecular solubility of the bulk crude oil fluid, thereby minimizing or preventing paraffin crystallization and deposition.
The amplitude of the reservoir fluids oscillations at preferred frequencies increases, providing the energy necessary to increase paraffin solubility enough to withstand the uphole decreases in temperature and pressure.
Installation of the ENERCAT downhole, below levels of paraffin crystallization and deposition, yields oil samples that are higher in paraffin than pre-ENERCAT oil samples, due to a decrease in paraffin deposition in the well. videos\Enercat Paraffin.wpl
Asphaltene problem? ENERCAT can solve it!
The general operating principle of the ENERCAT utilizes physics to drive chemistry. In the case of asphaltenes, the Enercat stabilizes asphaltene molecular dispersions in the bulk crude oil fluid thereby minimizing or preventing asphaltene flocculation and deposition.
The increase in the amplitude of the oscillations of the bulk crude oil fluid at preferred frequencies provides the energy necessary to increase the stability of asphaltene molecular dispersions enough to withstand the uphole decreases in temperature and pressure.
Installation of the ENERCAT downhole below levels of asphaltene flocculation and deposition yields oil samples that are higher in asphaltene than pre-ENERCAT oil samples, due to a decrease in asphaltene deposition in the well. videos\Enercat Asphaltene.wpl
Heavy Oil problem? ENERCAT can solve it!
The ENERCAT stabilizes asphaltene molecular dispersion in the bulk crude oil fluid while increasing paraffin solubility, thereby maintaining the viscosity of the oil in the reservoir as temperature and pressure decrease upwell. videos\Enercat heavy Oil.wpl
The increase in the amplitude of the oscillations of the bulk crude oil fluid at preferred frequencies provides the energy necessary to increase the stability of asphaltene molecular dispersions enough to withstand the uphole decreases in temperature and pressure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTtU0yid0UE
Installation of the ENERCAT downhole, below levels of initial asphaltene flocculation and increased viscosity, yields oil samples with that maintains the viscosity characteristics of the oil as it exists in the reservoir causing an increase in efficiency, production and hydrostatic pressure and a drop in RPM’s and hydraulic pressure. https://youtu.be/0QThw0rFuOY
Scale problem? ENERCAT can solve it!
The ENERCAT tool minimizes the deposition of scale by transforming calcite to aragonite both downhole and at the surface. videos\Enercat Scale.wpl
ENERCAT’s transmits waves that are resonant with low-frequency vibrational motions of the brine component of bulk crude oil fluid. The ENERCAT utilizes physics to drive chemistry influencing the transformation of calcite to aragonite. The molecular oscillation frequencies of the ENERCAT are ‘tuned’ to match the frequencies of the crude oil brine. This increases the amplitude of the brine’s oscillations at preferred frequencies providing the energy necessary to cause aragonite to form instead of calcite. The waves transmitted by the ENERCAT drive low-frequency vibrational motions of the bulk fluids that favor the formation of crystal polymorphs that have a high probability of remaining in solution.v
The ENERCAT TubingTool
• Is a composite of quartz, semi-precious metals and rare-earth elements fused with aluminum.
• Is 45 inches (1.152 m) in overall length. The actual sleeve that wraps around the tubing pup is 22.68 inches (0.575m) in length.
• Comes in the three common tubing sizes 2-3/8 inches (60.3 mm) which handles <30 BOPD, the 2-7/8 inch (73 mm) size which handles <35 BOPD , and the 3-1/2 inch (88.9 mm) size which handles <70 BOPD.
• Will handle up to 70 BOPD per tool.
• Can handle greater production rates by connecting multiple TubingTools in series.
• Must be installed below the depth of paraffin, asphaltene and scale deposition and increase in viscosity.
The ENERCAT TrimTool
The ENERCAT TrimTool is a downhole optimization tool designed to be installed by attaching the tool to the bottom of a pumping unit (rod assembly) of a pumping unit on a producing oil or gas well. This allows the tool to be installed independent of major workovers on a well (without pulling the tubing string).
• Is a composite of quartz, semi-precious metals and rare-earth elements fused with aluminum.
• Is an ideal tool for low-producing wells.
• Is 29 inches (736.6 mm) in length with a nose cone to facilitate installation.
• Is installed with a specially designed strainer sub, which is 24 inches (609.6 mm) in length, to accommodate the installation.
• Will handle up to 20 BOPD per tool. • Can handle greater production rates by
connecting multiple TrimTools in series. • Must be installed below the depth of paraffin,
asphaltene and scale deposition and increase in viscosity.
Tool Benefits
Summary Benefits
• The tools act as a paraffin crystal modifier delaying the onset of crystallization by increasing paraffin
solubility, thus minimizing or preventing paraffin from crystallizing inside the wellbore.
• The tools act as a resin proxy which increases the stability of asphaltene molecular dispersions, thus minimizing or preventing asphaltene flocculation and deposition and maintaining the reservoir viscosity of the oil in tubing, flowlines, and the near-wellbore area.
• The tools stabilize and increase production, while saving money as a green technology. The use of scraping tools or other repetitive mechanical intervention methods, and the repetitive use of expensive hot oil circulation or chemical treatments are not needed.
• The tools cause the crystallization of non-scale-forming aragonite over calcite in the crude oil bulk fluids inside the wellbore, thus minimizing or preventing calcite from depositing inside the wellbore.
Production Benefits
• Lower pour point and viscosity
• Higher API gravity
• Increased paraffin in Solution
• Increased asphaltenes in Solution
• Reduced downhole paraffin, asphaltenes and scale
• Lower pump energy required/longer life
• Cleaner flow lines
• Stabilized continuous production
Heavy Oil Production Benefits
• Pour-point reduction for cold climate
• Reduced viscosity of heavy oil
• Increased fluid mobility
• Reduced friction loss
• Improved well pressure
• No steam, drag reducers or chemical diluent's.
Tool Benefits
ENVIRONMENTAL
Increased Environmental Responsibility
• Reduced Chemical and Hot Oil use
• Increased Field life
• Reduced Environmental disturbance
• Reduced vehicle transport and use
• Increased Environmental reputation
• Increased Environmental proactive compliance
In the last decade, environmental issues have become a serious public relations and economic challenge for the oil and gas industry. The ENERCAT meets these challenges by reducing the use of chemicals and hot oil during production. The ENERCAT achieves this by reducing or preventing the down-hole deposition of paraffin, asphaltene, and scale.
ECONOMICS
• The ENERCAT is unusual, because it contributes to increased revenues and decreased costs. Even more unusual is the measurable benefit for the environment with the ENERCAT.
Reduced Costs
• Reduced downhole chemical costs
• Reduced hot oiling/knife cutting costs
• Reduced downhole heater costs
• Reduced flow line cleaning costs
• Reduced surface facilities maintenance cost
• Increased availability of field personnel
• Delayed abandonment costs
• Reduced operating costs
• Reduced workovers
• Reduced rig costs
• Extended pump life
• Extend sucker rod life
• Reduced refurbishment
• Reduced replacement costs
Increased Revenues
• Increased booked reserves
• Increased field life
• Increased well life
• Delayed abandonment
• Increased field and well EUR
• Increased enhanced recovery tax credit
• Increased recovery factor
• Stabilized production
• Increased average production
• Decreased viscosity
• Decreased pour point
• Reduced workover downtime
• Reduced refinery's need to extract chemicals from oil and water
ECONOMICS
SPECIFICATIONS
The tools work in virtually any well that experiences deposition, including: • Dual completions Directional • Horizontal SAGD • Water source Water injection wells
• The tools work with any pumping system, with the exception of Electrical
Submersible Pumps. Each application is customized for the specific well depending upon tubing size and fluid volume. The tools will typically be run either below the pump intake or above the pump discharge, or as a tail joint at the end of the tubing string. Easy to install, the tools require no external power source, maintenance or servicing and have no internal restrictions.
TubingTool
TrimTool
ENERCAT CLIENT LIST
AGL Energy (Australia) Imperial Oil Resources Ltd. Amoco Canada Limited Maximum Energy Corp.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (USA) Mercantile Oil & Gas (Peru) Anderson Exploration Ltd. Morrison Petroleum Ltd. Apache Canada Ltd. Murphy Oil Company Limited
Ascentex Energy Inc. NAL Resources Ltd Belair Energy Corp. Omers Energy
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. Pan Canadian Resources Ltd. Boryslavnaftogas (Ukraine) Paramount Resources Ltd.
Bow Valley Energy Inc. PDVSA (Venezuela) Bow Valley Energy (Indonesia) Penn West Exploration
Bredal Energy Corp. PEMEX (Mexico) C & D Oil and Gas Ltd. Pertamina (Indonesia) Canada Capital Energy Corp. Petroperu (Peru)
Canadian Connquest Exp. Ltd Petrotrin (Trinidad) Canadian Fracmaster Limited (China) Petrou-R-A (Romania)
Canadian Natural Resources Limited Poco Petroleum Ltd. Candecca Resources Ltd. (UK) Post Energy Corp. Canrise Resources Ltd. Quadron Resources Ltd. Channel Lake Petroleum Ltd. Ranger Oil Limited
Chauvco (Argentina) Renaissance Energy Ltd.
Chevron Canada Resources Santos (Australia) CN Exploration Inc. Shell Canada Limited Collins & Ware (USA) Sivak (Russia) Compass Petroleum Partnership Snyder Oil Company (Mongolia) Conwest Exploration Company Ltd. Stampeder Exploration Ltd. Coparex Champagne (France) Suncor Energy Inc. Cormack Resources Ltd. TAG Oil (NZ) Corpoven S.A (Venezuela) Talisman Energy Inc. Corvair Oils Ltd. Total Petroleum Canada Ltd. Crestar Energy Inc. Triumph Energy Corporation Crown Point Ventures Ltd Tarragon Oil & Gas Canada Ltd. East Midland Oil & Gas Ltd (UK) Tudex Petroleums Inc (USA) Enerplus Resources Corporation Tundra Oil & Gas Ltd. EOG Resources Canada Inc. Ukrnafta (Ukraine) Fletcher Challenge Petroleum Corp. Vnipitransgas (Ukraine) Geopark Fell SPA (Chile) Wintershall Canada Ltd. Glencoe Resources Ltd. YPF (Argentina) Gulf Canada Resources Limited
