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Soft Starters have an initial attraction because of their low unit price. For a few thousand dollars, operators can add better start and stop control to their pumping units.
SPOC Automation, the largest independent oil and gas artificial lift controls manufacturer in North America, today announced that Inc. magazine has published their 2015 Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest Growing Companies in America and ranked SPOC Automation No. 881 on the list of companies. The company also ranked #11 on the Top 25 Alabama Companies lists.
Pump off has traditionally been the term used to describe the condition when a pump must shut off to protect itself after the surplus liquid is removed from the annulus or casing. This has the effect of generating an unbalanced condition where there is a sudden change in the normal torque required of the motor.
Join us at the 2015 Rocky Mountain Energy Summit in Denver, CO! The Rocky Mountain Energy Summit Conference has evolved since its inception in 1989 to be a nationally-recognized event for industry stakeholders. The conference is the longest running conference of its kind and distinguishes itself by inspiring positive engagement and change in our industry.
Saltwater has long been a byproduct of oilfield production. With the dramatic increase in unconventional plays, water management has become a significant element in oilfield economics. Fracking jobs in unconventional plays routinely put ten times as much fluid downhole as were used in conventional plays. As much as 250,000 barrels of fluid is used during completion for each well.
In early June we were privileged to take part in the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (LOGA) annual Sporting Clays event down in Benton, Louisiana. More than 200 people participated, in team and tournament competition. SPOC Automation provided refreshments as a station sponsor.
SPOC Automation will be exhibiting at this year’s South Texas Oilfield Expo. We would like to invite all customers and vendors to visit us at our booth space during the event. The company will be displaying the IronHorse series drive unit for demo and Q&A session.
For younger workers it may seem unbelievable that any display exist without color. But does color really make a difference in drive data display? The answer is an emphatic Yes!
The science of artificial lift has evolved dramatically, driven by operational challenges ranging from high-pressure/high temperature deepwater oil reservoirs to liquids loading in natural gas wells producing below the critical rates and pressures needed to keep wellbores unloaded.