TOKU Presenting Two Papers at SPE Conference on Innovative Uses of Detailed Pressure Data
We are pleased to be presenting at the SPE Western Regional Meeting this week on the use of detailed pressure data from TOKU devices for visualizing liquid slugging in gas pipelines and for monitoring rod pump performance.
Each TOKU device delivers high-quality and detailed pressure measurements to a cloud-based data service, but did you know information from TOKU devices can be used for visualizing liquid slugging and for monitoring rod pump performance? Here’s how:
- Per-second and time-synchronized data from TOKU devices enable you to visualize the formation and movement of liquid slugs in gas pipelines and subsequently optimize pigging to reduce liquid build-up in branch lines. With smaller and less frequent slugging events, there can be production increases (20% in our case study), reduced costs, or both.
- Even higher frequency data from TOKU devices (13 Hz) and an efficiency calculation method are driving the development of a promising rod pump monitoring and optimization solution. Deviations from an expected pressure profile are used to estimate pump efficiency and diagnose problematic pump conditions. Compared to traditional rod pump diagnostic tools, this promising low-cost solution from TOKU could make evaluation of many of the aging wells in North America economically viable for the first time.
The SPE Western Regional Meeting is taking place April 26th to 28th in Bakersfield, CA. If we don’t see you there, reach out to us to learn how data from TOKU devices can improve your business operations. You can also read more about how TOKU devices can help you visualize liquid slugging in gas pipelines and monitor rod pump performance.