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ReelPower designs and manufactures machinery for reeling and coiling of wire, cable, tubing, wire rope, rope, steel, fiber optic material, etc. They have developed a remote connector system for operators performing multi-well pad hydraulic zipper completions.
Published July 16, 2020
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Updated September 4, 2020
Oil & Gas
Completions
Product Overview
Overview
Remotely connects the wireline lubricator to the frac tree from outside of the high pressure "Red Zone". In doing so, reduces/eliminates need to send personnel in a manlift and pressure pumping can continue on adjacent wells, shortening the pump on to pump off time.
Package includes fail safe connectors with locking indicators, control system with keyed lock/unlock switches, bore pressure display and interlocks, plus wireless remote communication to the factory.
Business Model
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Technology Innovations
- Reliable engineered failsafe connector with minimal moving parts: connectors in field with over 2000 connections without redress
- Redundant components on-board and on-site: if a component were to fail, the system automatically switches over to back-up component and continues to operate until failed components can be addressed by factory
- Connector travels with lubricator, allows 1 connector no matter # of wells (lower day rate costs)
- Interlock to prevent unlatch with bore pressure over 75psi: connector automatically locks if bore pressures goes over 75 psi
- Pressure transducer (intrinsically safe) mounted on the connector with robotics cable to control: eliminates need for high pressure lines running to the ground near personnel
- Due to high precision connector system, compressed air is used for actuation: abundance of relatively inexpensive, clean compressed air: desiccant dryer allows operation in -20 deg F environment
- Connector mounted components are intrinsically safe
- Plug & play umbilical connections makes changing out simple, easy and error resistant
Remote cellular communication to factory provides immediate notification of:
- Any alarm messages (sent via text messages)
- Control touchscreen access from cell phones
- Laptop access to state of all control components, interlock component status, etc.
- Automatic daily performance and log emails to factory
Applications
Multi-well zipper hydraulic fracturing
- 10k & 15k versions
- H2S service
To be used on hydraulic fracturing manifolds (anywhere high pressure connections need to be made up fast, safely, and/or remotely)