Pressure spikes are caused by a sudden change in flow. They can wreak havoc on stage completion, due to formation and shale play variances that cause well kickback. Starting a pump or closing a valve can be all that it takes to change flow rates and raise pressures above normal operating conditions. These common occurrences put lives at risk, while causing damage and loss of production time if pressure relief technologies are not fast enough or installed properly.
Read our white paper that answers common oilfield safety questions such as: How fast do pressure spikes occur? Why do tolerances matter in upstream completions? How can a pressure relief device act like a fuse to protect assets? What process changes will reduce costs in well completions? How can process improvements be identified to decrease downtime?
Equipment readouts can be misleading during completions if sample rates are not frequent enough. Pressure rise rates must be accounted for when determining well pressure data sample rates. Moreover, it is detrimental to life and assets that pressure relief systems be capable of an accurate and immediate activation to avoid a catastrophic overpressure event.
Read this case study showing how the fast activation of the Oseco Safety Plug prevented catastrophic asset failure in the Permian Basin.
You are asked to incorporate more technologies into well completion operations while maintaining safety standards and increasing production on an ever-shrinking budget. Non-productive time [NPT] can add up quickly while you address any unplanned pressure issues. This leaves no room for error in your pressure relief device technology. Imagine a solution that protects the well while reducing direct maintenance costs and rig-up times. Does your well pressure protection device add efficiency to operations, or is it holding you back?
Read this case study on how a service company in Colorado increased well completion efficiency with the Oseco Safety Plug.
The Oseco Safety Plug functions like a fuse to protect Well, Iron, and Truck from overpressure events in upstream oil completions. Activating in milliseconds, the Safety Plug protects assets against pressure spikes that may otherwise go undetected.
Oseco offers a large all-thread burst plug with 1/2" NPT for tool activation, as well as a small all-thread with 1/4" NPT for activation when space is limited.
Gas compressors traditionally use a relief valve for a primary relief device. Oseco manufactures high performance rupture discs that require almost no maintenance and can stand up to the high vibrations a compressor can cause. When a burst disc is paired with an Oseco burst sensor, compressors can be shut down in the event of an overpressure, saving environmental damage.
Rupture discs are generally used as secondary relief devices on production separators. The rupture disc's pressure is set higher than the safety relief valve. If the relief valve cannot handle the upset in the separator, the rupture disc activates to relieve the upset. Oseco also manufactures burst sensors that can be simply hooked in with the separators automation. In the event of an overpressure, the burst sensor will shut down the separator saving environmental damage and thousands of dollars in clean up.
Oseco understands the need for high quality pressure relief devices in the energy industry. Oseco produces a wide range of rupture disc products used from the first phases in drilling to setting up a well for production. Check out our solutions below to see all the improvements Oseco brings to the oilfield.