Tendeka completes field testing of PulseEight wireless technology

Tendeka has completed field testing of its wireless intelligent completions technology, PulseEight.

Last December, Tendeka, which received funding support from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre, installed a PulseEight downhole device and a newly developed PulseEight surface system with OMV Group in Austria.

At the time of installation, several operations were taken up to test downhole device and prove the surface decoding system.

Tendeka emergent technology director John Hunter said: “Our initial two-week trial was a complete success and we actually overachieved what we planned to do.

“We demonstrated accurate two-way wireless communication in a flowing gas well and proved that the data and results could be shared over the cloud to anyone connected.

“The technology will continue to be trialled and tested at the site over the next few months as we explore commercial opportunities. Our team will also be developing the technology for use in other new and emergent products.”

Tendeka CEO Brad Baker added: “In the oil and gas industry, early stage installations are hard to come by in live wells. We appreciate the continued support from both OMV Group and the Oil & Gas Technology Centre for recognising the potential of this important technology.

“This trial has allowed us to demonstrate the full capabilities of PulseEight as the sector’s first cloud connected wireless intelligent completion system.

“The impact on the industry of fully wireless data and control is significant and will allow more optimised well planning and ultimately greater recovery.”

The PulseEight system makes use of pressure pulse telemetry to channelise wireless communication between a well’s downhole monitoring & control system and the wellhead.

Tendeka has now bolstered its offering to include an autonomous data decoding system, which enables seamless transmission of well data to another location anywhere in the world.

It can be commissioned as either a standalone surface unit with cloud data management or embedded on existing well control systems.

PulseEight Surface enables user to see the data transmitted from the reservoir in real time. This system measures surface choke changes autonomously and then confirms if the surface-to-device pulse sequence is appropriate.