Advanced Flow Technologies Inc. (AFTI) has announced its Watch-DOG technology for monitoring gas wells passed its first winter time test with flying colours. Watch-DOG is designed to monitor gas wells for freeze-ups, alerting producers with colour coded icons on a map when a well is in danger of freezing.
"On average, 15 per cent of our clients' wells were in danger of freezing during last week's cold snap. Watch Dog clearly identified which wells were in danger of freezing and which wells could be ignored. With today's low gas prices it is more important than ever to provide information to field staff which allows them to target only wells which are in danger of freezing," says Len Johnson, president of AFTI.
One of AFTI's clients, a major gas producer, said the company's winter time production losses were half of last year's experience as a result of using AFTI technology, added Johnson.
Watch-DOG alerts producers over a secure website to show the location of production problems. The new technology is low cost, portable and easily user installed.
Innovative, low cost, unobtrusive and self-contained, AFTI products combine field and web-based technologies to keep operators informed about well status. Near real-time transmissions from the field combined with intelligent web software help field personnel establish priorities, allowing them to engage in high-payoff activities.