Smarten Unify
Plunger lift control system
Applications
Plunger lift wells with or without some degree of existing automated control.
Features
- Fully automated plunger lift operations
- High-resolution data analysis
- Local Wi-Fi connectivity
- Upgradable/programmable architecture (OTA)
- IoT and/or legacy network capabilities
How it improves performance
Optimizing plunger lift performance requires detailed 24/7 analysis of plunger cycling data. However, because of their characteristic lower flow rates, plunger lift wells tend to be among the most sensitive to economic pressures. That has historically made it hard to justify investing in effective digital automation and control. Yet, these are the very types of assets that represent the lion's share of the production baseline. These wells could potentially benefit the most from implementing state-of-the-art automation, remote monitoring, and predictive analysis to help:
- Boost bottom-line profitability and capture upside value
- Fully recover reserves
- Extend productive life
- Streamline opex (reduced equipment wear, prevention of stuck plungers, fewer wellsite visits, etc.)
How it works
Operators are increasingly monetizing the benefits of digital solutions on their top-tier producing wells. But the need to balance optimizing production on one hand against holding the line on cost on the other has muted the enabling power of digital technology for an entire category of lower-tier assets: marginal plunger lift wells. With SLB's Smarten Unify™ plunger lift control system, no longer must these valuable cashflow-generating assets be left outside looking in at the unfolding digital revolution.
Smarten Unify represents a new approach that delivers total-view well intelligence, real-time diagnostics, remote monitoring, and full-range automated control to plunger lift operations. The controller syncs with operator's need for value-adding digital capabilities, but does so while reshaping the adoption price curve to within the capex/opex reach of a plunger lift well. Smarten Unify is not merely appropriate for plunger lift economics, it's a virtually perfect engineered solution for assets that have tended to be sidestepped in the migration toward digital.
With the Smarten Unify control system, operators can equip their marginal plunger lift wells with a level of sophistication and connectivity that has previously been available only in SCADA controllers designed to manage multiple wells/facilities. With real-time insights, now you can know with certainty exactly which actions to take and which to avoid to enhance performance.
By merging the logic and remote visibility of top-end controllers with the affordability of lower-end standalone devices, Smarten Unify gives operators a digital key to unlock exponential increases in efficiency and optimization, but at a cost of entry aligned with the financial profiles of tight-margin assets.
