Field trial currently underway.

The field trial is taking place in a horizontal oilwell that experienced regular gas locking and/or pumped off conditions - leading to the rod pump having being left “on tap” and making it an ideal candidate to validate the TiGR Valve.

  • 50+ Days Operating

  • 500,000+ Pump Strokes

The pump had been on tap when selected for field trials and despite having higher average fillage than when ‘off tap’, it still suffered from gas locking.

Line graph showing pump fillage percentage on tap over time, with fluctuations between 30% and 90%. The green solid line represents fillage, and the dashed line indicates the average fillage around 65%.

The pump was taken ‘off tap’ to observe any changes to pump behaviour and immediately suffered a drop in fillage due to constant gas locking.

Line graph titled 'Pump Fillage (Off Tap)' showing fluctuating pump fillage percentages over time, with two lines: a solid red line representing fillage and a dashed red line indicating average fillage around 50%.

The pump was left ‘off tap’ when the TiGR Valve was installed and there was an immediate increase in pump fillage and consistency.

Line graph illustrating pump fillage with the title 'Pump Fillage (Off Tap + TiGR Valve)'. The solid line represents fillage, and the dashed line indicates average fillage, both maintaining around 85-90%. The fillage fluctuates slightly, with some dips below 85%, but generally stays high.

Field results have proven that a rod pump (with a TiGR Valve) can be taken off tap AND pump efficiently.