HOUSTON, July 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- eCORP
Stimulation Technologies, LLC (ecorpStim) is pleased to announce
advances expected to further improve the cost effectiveness of
ecorpStim's non-water, non-chemical Non-Flammable Propane (NFP)
stimulation technology, which is offered by the Company along with
ecorpStim's proprietary Pure Propane Stimulation (PPS) stimulation
technology. Both technologies eliminate the large quantities
of water and chemical additives typically used in today's hydraulic
fracturing.
With NFP, efforts are proceeding to dramatically reduce the cost
of ecorpStim's non-flammable stimulation fluid, Heptafluoropropane
(HFP).
HFP is a non-flammable, non-toxic, non-ozone depleting gas
commonly used in medicinal inhalers and fire extinguishers.
For these uses, HFP (was spelled HPF in this position) sterility
and purity are of utmost importance.
ecorpStim and scientists at the Energy Safety Research
Institute(ESRI) at Swansea University and the Department of
Chemistry Rice University have an
ongoing all-encompassing multi-disciplinary applied research
program to enable HFP to be a cost effective stimulation fluid in
common practice. The fundamental components being
investigated include:
- Process engineering
- Commercial effects of HFP purity
- Advanced field separation and recycling
eCORP/ecorpStim Board Member, D. Ronald Harrell, P.E., is
also Chairman Emeritus of Ryder
Scott, Co. Founded in 1937, Ryder Scott is one of the largest, oldest and
most respected reservoir-evaluation consulting firms in the
industry.
Mr. Harrell, who continues to stay current on developments
concerning shale hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation, observed
that "Time and time again we observe the effectiveness of
multidisciplinary teams, such as the ecorpStim research consortium,
where industrial, institutional and academic contributors come
together to create major advancements such as those recently
announced developments at ecorpStim."
According to Professor Barron, "To date HFP has been
manufactured for specific applications requiring an extreme focus
on purity of one isomer of the HFP compound. This novel
application brought to our research team by ecorpStim opens the
door for examining a less costly manufacturing process. We
are excited to have the opportunity to contribute to a new
technology which is in concert with responsible energy
development." Andrew R.
Barron is the Ser Cymru Chair of Low Carbon Energy and
Environment at Swansea University and the Charles W. Duncan, Jr –
Welch Chair of Chemistry at Rice
University.
John Francis Thrash, M.D.,
CEO of ecorpStim, stated that "today we are confident that this
multi-disciplinary approach will make it possible to reduce the
cost of HFP as used in this industrial application to a level at
least one full order of magnitude lower than the current cost of
pharmaceutical grade HFP, much like the difference between the cost
of drinking water versus the cost of water used for intravenous
injection, a difference of many orders of magnitude.
If HFP can be employed in full scale operations at this lower
cost, in combination with ecorpStim's development of highly
efficient capture and recycling systems, the effective cost in the
field of Non-Flammable Propane stimulation should prove to be equal
if not less than the cost to produce gas utilizing presently
available water fracing methods."
About ecorpStim - The company ecorpStim (eCORP
Stimulation Technologies, LLC) was created in 2012 to provide
European countries, as well as those with limited water resources,
with alternatives to hydraulic fracturing, based on pure home grade
propane and without the use of chemicals, or on heptafluoropropane
(in the case of NFP Stimulation). www.ecorpstim.com
About eCORP International, LLC - Founded in 1978, eCORP
and its predecessor companies have extensive oil and gas experience
including underground natural gas storage, natural gas
transportation, enhanced oil recovery in conventional reservoirs
using propane and butane, exploration for and production of
conventional and unconventional (shale) reservoirs, electric power
generation and marketing of electricity and gas.
www.ecorpintl.com
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mark Stauss
eCORP
International, LLC
e-mail: info@ecorpStim.com
Phone: +00-1-713-520-0993
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