Vortex Applications: Vortex Experts

Scott Chipperfield: Production Increase of 26%

"We installed one VX tool on a gathering trunk line 1.25 miles from our compressor. We saw a great deal of liquid both at our drip and at our compressor facility. In fact, so much liquid was transported through our 10Ó gathering line that our compressor was knocked down briefly after installation. Four weeks after installation, the pressure drop was reduced, resulting in the production increase of 94 MCFD (26%) to about 450 MCFD. We are looking forward to additional Vortex VX installations."

Scott Chipperfield, Continental Industries, Casper, WY

Michael Tornes: The VX Tool eliminated our need to pig

"We had a two mile, 4" flowline that produced 6 BWD, 70 BOD, and 1,100 MCFD. This line did not have any drips in place. We had to regularly pig this line as wellhead pressure would increase from 600 PSI to 800 PSI in only a couple of days. The liquid holdup would also cause this line to freeze often in the winter.

We installed a 4" Vortex surface VX tool in place of our pig launcher on September 3rd, 2003. On the day of installation we pigged the line prior to installing the VX tool. The next day we had a slug of fluid in the treating vessels. The VX tool has eliminated our need to pig this line while enabling our wellhead pressure to be consistently only 500 PSI. This has reduced our average wellhead pressure by 100 PSI and eliminated our costs for pigging. We have also noticed less slugging of fluid and gas at the treating facility. We can't wait to make it through the winter without our line freezing."

Michael Tornes, Lario Oil and Gas Company, Wyoming

Thomas B Smith: Lower pressure/higher throughput

"The first thing we saw upon installation of a 10" VX Tool in our trunk line as substantial water arriving at our scrubber 2.3 miles downstream. Within the first week after installation, the daily water produced at the scrubber exceeded 100 BWPD. Over the next month, our average upstream wellhead pressures were lowered by 3PSI during which time production throughput was increasing from 3.4 MMPD to 4.4MMPD. Needless to say, we are very pleased with the performance of the VX tool."

Thomas B. Smith, P.E., Sr. Petroleum Engineer, Marathon Oil Company, Denver, CO

David A. Simpson: An Economic and Technical Success

"While at BP America, I supervised the installation of six Vortex VX Surface Tools and four Vortex DX Downhole tools. Most of the tools provided significant benefit, and the few that didn't have improved Vortex Flow's understanding of where their tools fit. Overall the project was both an economic and technical success. Now as a consulting engineer, I predict that I will be able to recommend these products with the expectation that they will perform as well as they did for BP."

David A. Simpson, P.E., Founder
MuleShoe Engineering