Case Study: an offshore gas operating company achieves faster, safer gas well cleanup and testing with SLB PhaseTester multiphase flowmeters

Offshore Gas Operating Company - Customer Case Study

SLB worked with an offshore gas operating company in the Middle East to speed up cleanup and testing of high-rate gas wells while improving safety and efficiency. The company needed to reduce cleanup time, measure recovered brine and completion fluids from the start, obtain accurate deliverability data from multirate tests, and avoid the footprint and risks of conventional pressurized test separators.

SLB deployed PhaseTester portable multiphase well testing equipment with Vx multiphase flowmeter technology to measure gas, condensate, and brine from the first opening of the wells. The setup enabled real-time cleanup verification and high-rate testing up to 120 MMcf/d, cut rig-up and rig-down time by 3 days, reduced crew size by two, and used a footprint 70% smaller than conventional equipment, helping the operator complete cleanup faster and more safely.