“Vortex Tools: Production Enhancement in Horizontal Laterals (C. McKay Miller)”

This paper covers when a publicly-held oil and gas operator landed Vortex DX-I tools at the end of tubing, inside the liner, and in the horizontal lateral (typically set at 80° of deviation). In each case with Vortex, the oil production increased significantly (and in one case, the oil production increased from 80 barrels/day to over 400 barrels/day). Vortex tools also permitted the tubing to be set deeper in the lateral over 200 feet on average (measured depth), thereby increasing efficiency and, in some cases, gained over 400 feet of measured depth. The 10-day increased production from this one reported well was 3,200 barrels of oil (or $345,000 in production values). The Vortex tools for all five wells were paid for in less than one day. PDF