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Convert 15 Wells to BORS Pumping Units and Test/Compare to Conventional Units.

DE2004822312

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	North, W. B.
Page Count	16
Abstract	A new type of fluid lifting equipment called Balanced Oil Recovery System (trade named BORS Lift(trademark)) was installed on several idle oil wells to demonstrate the operating efficiency of this innovative equipment technology. The BORS Lift system is designed to bring oil to the surface without the accompanying formation water. The BORS Lift system uses an innovative strap mechanism that takes oil from the top of the downhole oilwater column and lifts it to the surface, eliminating production of the formation water. Eliminating salt water production could potentially increase oil production, reduce operational costs, benefit the environment, and cut salt water disposal costs. Although the BORS Lift units did not function as intended, lessons learned during the course of the field demonstration project resulted in improvements in the technology and redesign of subsequent generation BORS Lift units which are reported to have significantly improved their performance characteristics. BORS Lift units were installed on 15 temporarily abandoned wells which had been shut down due to low oil production, high water production, and uneconomic operating conditions.
Keywords	Oil recovery Artificial lifts Pumping Technology Performance evaluation Comparative evaluation Field tests Oil wells Interstitial water BORS Lift system BORS(Balanced Oil Recovery System)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	RMC Consultants, Inc., Tulsa, OK.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200503

Convert 15 Wells to BORS Pumping Units and Test/Compare to Conventional Units.

Convert 15 Wells to BORS Pumping Units and Test/Compare to Conventional Units.
DE2004822312

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	North, W. B.
Page Count	16
Abstract	A new type of fluid lifting equipment called Balanced Oil Recovery System (trade named BORS Lift(trademark)) was installed on several idle oil wells to demonstrate the operating efficiency of this innovative equipment technology. The BORS Lift system is designed to bring oil to the surface without the accompanying formation water. The BORS Lift system uses an innovative strap mechanism that takes oil from the top of the downhole oilwater column and lifts it to the surface, eliminating production of the formation water. Eliminating salt water production could potentially increase oil production, reduce operational costs, benefit the environment, and cut salt water disposal costs. Although the BORS Lift units did not function as intended, lessons learned during the course of the field demonstration project resulted in improvements in the technology and redesign of subsequent generation BORS Lift units which are reported to have significantly improved their performance characteristics. BORS Lift units were installed on 15 temporarily abandoned wells which had been shut down due to low oil production, high water production, and uneconomic operating conditions.
Keywords	Oil recovery Artificial lifts Pumping Technology Performance evaluation Comparative evaluation Field tests Oil wells Interstitial water BORS Lift system BORS(Balanced Oil Recovery System)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	RMC Consultants, Inc., Tulsa, OK.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200503