Winter Program Prep in Full Swing at Petrospec

Before the snowflakes start to fall once again (and you know it’s right around the corner), Petrospec is working hard to prepare for this year’s winter program.

As the only instrumentation company focused exclusively on Canadian SAGD operators, their winter schedule is filling up quickly. Here are a few ways the entire organization — from management, to the engineers, to operations — is laser-focused on delivering for their customers:

• Invested in carrying stock of raw materials to eliminate any manufacturing bottlenecks after large rush orders come in.

• Stored extra material (free of charge) that clients didn’t end up using last year, and repurposed it to suit clients’ needs for this year’s work.

• Retained a large number of field staff from last year, resulting in trained, competent staff to complete on-site work. They’ve continued to invest in the engineering team to better support a higher volume of field operations.

• Built a customized, purpose-built spooler for gravity feed spool-ins and pump-downs that has received high praise from operators for its improved safety, operator ergonomics, and efficiency in completing multiple installs.

• Assisted several operators in customizing their wellhead designs to minimize risk of damage to instrumentation.

• Revamped QC procedure for Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) builds. This includes improved engineered drawings, and a new facility dedicated to electrical work.

• Gained more confidence in their ability to accurately collect data from a vibrating wire piezometer in an environment with high environmental electrical interferences, utilizing the Petrospec RTU.

“Learning from experience, and bringing the best products and services possible to clients, is a top priority for us,” says Mick Chalifoux, account manager.

Over the past three years, they’ve installed more than 375 gauges, over 750 thermocouple points, and a number of remote fiber optic DTS systems with a 99.9% success rate. “No point left behind”, they can proudly say. Check out some highlights from their reservoir-monitoring product line:

• Mineral Insulated (MI) Thermocouples: Used in harsh environments up to 600°C, these thermocouples are extremely strong, resistant to corrosion and scaling, and offer a wide array of installation options.

• GORE® High-Density Sensor Cables: With manufacturing based in Germany, GORE® has developed a highly temperature-resistant wire coating. An overachiever in the field, this GORE® technology allows customers to monitor 40-80 different downhole temperature points with a high degree of reliability in downhole environments up to 300°C continuous.

• Temp-Line™: As Petrospec’s newest in-house development, these multi-point sensor cables can be configured with up to 60 thermocouple points inside ½” tubing. With 100% customizable point locations, this product offers a smaller footprint at an even smaller price point compared to traditional MI cable.

• Sensor-Line™ DTS: Their brand of pump-in fiber optics. These hydrogen-tolerant sensor fibers (rated to 300°C) offer full wellbore thermal profiling in real-time, along with industry’s most thorough decontamination process for improved longevity in SAGD producer wells.

• Vibrating Wire Piezometer (ERE): The pressure sensor of choice for observation wells and the market’s most reliable sensor (rated to 260°C. Offers long-term accuracy, a customizable pressure range, and superior reliability under demanding heavy oil conditions.

Contact Petrospec today to discuss how we deliver on your winter program needs. Let us put our experience and innovation to work for you to create your new generation of downhole solutions.

About Petrospec Engineering

Established in 1997, Petrospec is proud to be a leading provider of turn-key reservoir monitoring systems for oil and gas operators.  We strive to improve efficiency, meet high safety standards, and provide equipment and software for harsh environments.  Our Edmonton-based company is a global innovator in downhole instrumentation and the accurate measurement of temperature, pressure, acoustics, and flow.