Radial
Jet Enhancement is a patented technology to enhance daily
production
of existing marginally producing oil and gas wells. The
technology is oriented toward
existing oil and gas wells in North America at depths of
6,000 feet and shallower. The project is in response to
the need to economically extract more oil and gas from
existing wells using
a much more cost effective method than existing
technologies.
Radial
Jet Enhancement has made it feasible to enhance
production from more than 1.7 million wells that would
otherwise be cost prohibitive to recover. This
represents a total potential untapped market of more
than $50 billion. Oil reserves that otherwise would have
remained beyond the reach of conventional technologies
can now be recovered efficiently and economically. In
some cases, production recovers to a point equal to or
exceeding that of the well’s initial production.
Well
done in East Texas in March 2006
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Radial
Jet Enhancement targets the existing oil and gas wells
in North America 6,000 feet deep and shallower. This
Enhancement technology is a much more cost efficient
process over conventional techniques. The process
enables jetting lateral holes further into the strata
opening up the formation to allow for freer flow of
hydrocarbons into the well bore, thus increasing the
production rate of an existing well.
All of
this can be accomplished with operating costs that are
an order of magnitude less expensive than current
lateral drilling techniques. Lower operating costs
combined with the resulting increased oil production
from the well means previously unrecoverable oil can now
be recovered efficiently and economically. The target
market is indeed large in that it is estimated that 87%
of the known oil reserves in the United States remain in
the ground.
Utilizing
existing well shafts, the Radial Jet Enhancement
technology can laterally enter areas in a "wheel and
spoke" fashion and penetrate up to 300 feet, in up to 16
different directions, at any given depth. The technology
has the ability to drill up to 8 laterals in only two
days, as opposed to a typical period of four weeks per
well.
The
figure below demonstrates how Radial Jet Enhancement can
drastically expand the production area within a given
field. An average well will pull petroleum from an area
of up to 120 feet from the well bore. However, each
Radial Jet Enhancement extends up to 300 feet from the
well bore, thus increasing the area of production
several fold. Traditional well bore configuration,
pulling from 120 feet, equates to a total volume of pay
zone of 271,296 cubic feet. Each lateral of 300 feet
will pull from over 360,000 cubic feet. That’s 1,440,000
cubic feet on four laterals.
Radial Jet Enhancement
utilizes patented design and manufacturing technology of
the Deflecting Shoe Boot and pressure water jetting. The
figure below more precisely illustrates the process.
The Radial Jet Enhancement
process works on both new and existing wells. Radial Jet
Enhancement performs best on formations of low
permeability such as depleted wells that are ready to be
capped because they are no longer economically viable.
This negates the continual need for new explorations and
drilling. Fields that are ready to be deserted and have
about 80% of the reserves still in ground can be
maximized to pull another large portion of the in ground
reserve.
Features of Radial Jet Enhancement include:
The
process is fast. Average time the rig is on the well
is only two days
Cuts a
one inch diameter hole horizontally up to 300 feet
from the well bore
Lateral
holes can be drilled at several levels
Benefits:
Increases production rate and recoverable reserves
from marginal wells
Improves injection rates in water disposal/injection
wells
Allows
directional treatment of wells e.g. acid, steam, CO2,
etc.
Allows
multi-layer application in thicker reservoir zones
Most
effective on old, low productivity wells
No need
for large, expensive rotary rigs
No mud
pits that can damage the environment
No casing
milling equipment necessary
No
additional stimulation required
Average
operation duration is two days per well. Thus limiting
the time the well is out of production
No logging
expense required
No need to
change well-bore configuration
If you are an
oil or gas well operator and believe that the
application of Radial Jet Enhancement technology can
enhance the production and overall value of your wells,
please
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