Baker Hughes First LEAP Field Trial Doubles, Triples Production
Natural Gas Up 200 Percent, Oil Up 300
Baker Hughes’ first field trial of its LEAP adaptive production system, installed in December, is delivering 300 percent greater oil production and 200 percent higher natural gas production compared to the previous artificial lift solution.
“Until now, operators have had to use 100-year-old technology that was never intended to operate in deep, horizontal wells or to handle the rapidly declining production rates and high gas volumes typical of unconventional reservoirs,” says Wade Welborn, vice president for Artificial Lift Systems at Baker Hughes. “As the first artificial lift technology designed specifically for these unique production challenges, the LEAP adaptive production system represents a step-change in artificial lift technology.”