Charlie McCoy, Permian Production Equipment, Inc.
The Beam Gas Compressor (BGC) casing pressure reduction system is now being utilized as a low cost gathering system for leases that respond to a reduction in back pressure on the formation or needs low pressure gas forced into the sales line. The BGS is installed on a centrally located Pumping unit in the field and lines from adjacent wells are laid from their casings to the casing of the Pumping Unit where the BGC is installed. The accumulated gas from all these wells is pulled into the BGC and compressed into the flow line or directly into the sales line. Utilizing the energy derived from the Pumping Unit to drive the BGC to compress these wells saves on the utility cost of compression and the reliability of the Pumping Unit as the prime mover gives a steady day to day compression system.