Etalim Innovations: Gas Wellhead Remote Power Unit Project

The first of two CRIN-funded Etalim projects completed successful field pilots conducted at two independent producer sites, where a 5-well and a 9-well pad were powered by Etalim's 1GEN for over 5,675 hours during extreme temperatures, ranging from -35°C to +33°C.

Through the two field pilots, Etalim provided producers with continuous remote insights, including uptime, power consumption, and fuel usage, to help them optimize future wellsite operations and system design.

These field pilots demonstrated the efficacy of Etalim’s thermo-acoustic technology as a climate solution to power pneumatic devices at well sites and optimize production efficiency without giving up reliability or contributing to methane emissions reduction in the oil and gas sector.

Etalim’s Thermo-Acoustic Converter (TAC) genset has proven effective for well site electrification, significantly reducing methane venting emissions by powering existing field gas driven pneumatic instrumentation differently.

The Gas Wellhead Remote Power Unit Project aimed to package and field-test this TAC technology at a Canadian oil well site for six months, advancing technology readiness from level 7 to 8. The project involved the specification, design, certification, and 5,675+ hours of field testing at two Alberta well sites.

Supported by CRIN, Spartan Controls, NGIF, and two industry partners, the $1.8-million project enabled field testing, doubled the number of Etalim’s employees, and contributed to 10+ Canadian patents.

CRIN is funding a second Etalim project advancing the commercialization of this technology. There will be more on that at a future date.