Zenith Oilfield Technology is set to present two white papers on cutting edge technology at the European Artificial Lift Forum in Aberdeen, 22-23 February 2012.

The Aberdeenshire-based firm will launch a new electrical submersible pump (ESP) gauge at the event following a successful trial in the Middle East.

The new downhole ESP gauge operates even when damage occurs on the motor cable which results in a ground fault, spelling the end for operators having to run blind with no well data as a result of this common problem. Dave Shanks, Development Manager at Zenith, will present a white paper on the impressive results of the trial on Thursday 23 February.

The company will also reveal case studies of its innovative Z-Sight automated well surveillance technology which efficiently manages large volumes of well and pump data, performing automatic data analysis in real-time to deliver simple well status messages to the operator.

Greg Davie, managing director of Zenith Oilfield Technology, said: “Artificial lift is crucial to increasing production and we have developed a range of technologies to monitor and analyse downhole data, making these operations as efficient as possible. The Z-Sight automated well surveillance system uses real-time optimisation and diagnosis, giving recommendations to further enhance well performance.”

Following the system’s intelligent optimisation recommendations, it has been proven to typically boost production between 6% to more than 50%. In one installation of Z-Sight, production was increased by 287%, generating US $55,000 (£35,000) additional revenue per day from a single well.

Z-Sight is expected to increase Zenith’s gross revenue by over 15% and installations are forecast to rise from 27 in 2011 to over 300 in 2012 with sales transpiring in the Middle East, Asia, South America and Africa.

The Z-Sight technology has been expanded to enable automated optimisation and surveillance of Progressive Cavity Pumped wells. The company has invested more than £1 million to develop this market-leading system.

Mr Davie continues: “The forum is the ideal opportunity for us to share our developments and experiences in this area. We also look forward to revealing our ground fault immune ESP gauge at the event. This latest technology is a breakthrough in ESP monitoring which eliminates the issues caused by ground faults.”

Zenith operates in the artificial lift sector of the global oil and gas industry. Established in 2004, Zenith now has 85 staff operating out of 30 countries. The company designs, assembles and supports industry leading solutions for the gathering and analysis of downhole data and the design of completions equipment.

The white paper on Z-Sight will be presented by Julian Cudmore, New Technology Manager at Zenith, at 10.15am on Wednesday 22 February. The paper on the ground fault immune ESP gauge will be presented at 2.30pm on Thursday 23 February.

Tags: European Artificial Lift Forum (EuALF), Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd