JACGAS Compressor

JACGAS is a Beam-Mounted Gas Compressor based on a simple theory. If the Back pressure on the formation face of a well is reduced, additional oil will enter the wellbore and the well’s productivity will increase. It’s a theory that works. Pay back can be as quick as one month.

The JACGAS compressor enables a pumpjack to bring more oil to the surface with each stroke. The beam-mounted compressor utilizes the energy from the pumping unit to drive the compressor, thus eliminating additional motors or engines as drivers. Produced with high-grade alloys and engineered with advanced technology, it has been proven in the field to vastly improve the production levels of many existing wells.

This is the industry’s first non-lubricated, single- or double-acting, beam mounted gas compressor. Operated by the walking beam of a conventional pumpjack unit, it compresses gas on both the up stroke and down stroke which requires the same amount of energy and thus does not upset the balance of the pumping unit. It’s main function is to draw gas from the casing side of an oil well and discharge it into the flow line. By doing so it actually reduces the back pressure on the formation face, allowing additional oil to enter the wellbore for production.

Marginal wells, as well as those with high productivity, are candidates for dramatic improvement from JACGAS capabilities. Depending on the well, this productivity increase can be the result of one or more of these factors:

• Increased efficiency of the downhole pump
• Decrease of back pressure on the formation
• Reduction of gas locking in the downhole pump
• Purging of fluids in the flow line
• Can be used in sour gas applications
• Can solve solution or flair gas problems

Features

• Designed and manufactured in accordance with API 618 and ASME VIII boiler and pressure code requirements
• Material selection in accordance with the National Association of Corrosion Engineer’s Standard MR01
• Lubrication–free operation
• Anodized alumnium piston
• Hard–chromed cylinder bore and compression rod
• Three non–lubricated, self–aligning bearings (top and bottom)
• 2″ suction and discharge
• 10″ certified to 900 p.s.i.
• 8″ certified to 1100 p.s.i.
• 6″ certified to 1500 p.s.i.
• Available in 36, 48, 60 stroke lengths

Further Benefits

• Units complete with all mounting brackets and hardware
• Transferable to other pumping units
• Easily installed in 6–8 hours
• No operator required for lubrication maintenance
• Environmentally friendly — no motors or engines required to drive compressor
• Quiet operation
• Inexpensive to maintain compared to small wellhead compressors

JACGAS is developed and manufactured by Iron Horse Compression (1996) Ltd., an Alberta company specializing in productivity enhancing equipment for producing oilfields. For basic sizing information, we have a sizing chart available. This will give you some basic suction and volume figures based on the strokes/min of your pumping unit. To see if your well is a good candidate for optimization using a walking-beam compressor, please fill out our sizing form. Fax or email us with the completed form and our engineers will evaluate your requirements.