Case Study: a large Texas based operating company achieves real-time sand quantification and cleaner flowback with SLB PhaseTester and Vx technology

PhaseTester Equipment with Vx Technology Quantifies Sand Production During Postfracturing Flowback Operation

SLB worked with a large Texas based operating company to manage choke erosion during a postfracturing flowback operation near Longview, Texas. The operator also needed to verify clean-flow conditions of less than 1% sand by volume to meet pipeline requirements, while relying on a more responsive approach than standard hourly sampling.

SLB deployed PhaseTester portable multiphase well testing equipment with Vx multiphase well testing technology to provide real-time flow monitoring and sand quantification during flowback and metering. The solution helped maintain the planned choke schedule, detect choke damage early, control washouts, confirm end-of-cleanup sooner, and release the flowback crew early, reducing operating costs while meeting all flowback objectives and solids limits within 9 days.