Technology Information

Radial Jet Enhancement is a patented technology to daily production of existing marginally producing oil and gas wells. The technology is oriented toward existing oil and gas wells in North America at depths of 4,500 feet and shallower. The project is in response to the need to economically extract more oil and gas from existing wells using a much more cost effective method than existing technologies.

Radial Jet Enhancement has made it feasible to enhance production from more than 1.7 million wells that would otherwise be cost prohibitive to recover. This represents a total potential untapped market of more than $50 billion. Oil reserves that otherwise would have remained beyond the reach of conventional technologies can now be recovered efficiently and economically.  In some cases, production recovers to a point equal to or exceeding that of the well’s initial production.

increased oil production from the well means previously unrecoverable oil can now be recovered efficiently and economically.  The target market is indeed large in that it is estimated that 87% of the known oil reserves in the United States remain in the ground.

Utilizing existing well shafts, the Radial Jet Enhancement technology can laterally enter areas in a "wheel and spoke" fashion and penetrate up to 300 feet, in up to 16 different directions, at any given depth. The technology has the ability to drill up to 8 laterals in only two days, as opposed to a typical period of four weeks per well.

The figure below demonstrates how Radial Jet Enhancement can drastically expand the production area within a given field. An average well will pull petroleum from an area of up to 120 feet from the well bore. However, each Radial Jet Enhancement extends up to 300 feet from the well bore, thus increasing the area of production several fold. Traditional well bore configuration, pulling from 120 feet, equates to a total volume of pay zone of 271,296 cubic feet. Each lateral of 300 feet will pull from over 360,000 cubic feet. That’s 1,440,000 cubic feet on four laterals.

Radial Jet Enhancement utilizes patented design and manufacturing technology of the Deflecting Shoe Boot and pressure water jetting. The figure below more precisely illustrates the process.

The Radial Jet Enhancement process works on both new and existing wells. Radial Jet Enhancement performs best on formations of low permeability such as depleted wells that are ready to be capped because they are no longer economically viable. This negates the continual need for new explorations and drilling. Fields that are ready to be deserted and have about 80% of the reserves still in ground can be maximized to pull another large portion of the in ground reserve.

Features of Radial Jet Enhancement include:

• The process is fast. Average time the rig is on the well is only two days

• Cuts a one inch diameter hole horizontally up to 300 feet from the well bore

• Lateral holes can be drilled at several levels

Benefits:

• Increases production rate and recoverable reserves from marginal wells

• Improves injection rates in water disposal/injection wells

• Allows directional treatment of wells e.g. acid, steam, CO2, etc.

• Allows multi-layer application in thicker reservoir zones

• Most effective on old, low productivity wells

• No need for large, expensive rotary rigs

• No mud pits that can damage the environment

• No casing milling equipment necessary

• No additional stimulation required

• Average operation duration is two days per well. Thus limiting the time the well is out of production

• No logging expense required

• No need to change well-bore configuration

If you are an oil or gas well operator and believe that the application of Radial Jet Enhancement technology can enhance the production and overall value of your wells, please click here to fill out our operator questionnaire. One of our representatives will contact you shortly.