Monthly Archives: March 2018

Nitrogen Production Unit in West Texas

The package pictured below will deliver 1500SCFM of 95% pure Nitrogen @ 2500PSIG. I was able to snap a few pictures of a package running in West Texas. During this particular job, our customer drilled out six plugs and used the Nitrogen to clean plug material, fluid, and sand from the well bore. For the photography, […]

What Causes High Booster Discharge Temperatures?

Typical boosters used in oil-field applications are, as the name implies, designed to boost incoming compressed air, nitrogen, or natural gas to a higher discharge pressure. Boosters come in a number of combinations regarding cylinder size and number of stages depending on the flow of compressed gas and the discharge pressure required. When discussing high […]

Oil Carryover Could Be Costing You $600 Per Day

Excessive compressor oil/fluid consumption sometimes referred to as oil carry-over, can be an expensive problem. Most compressor fluids these days cost, at least, $30/gallon and if an operator has a compressor that is carrying-over oil to the tune of five gallons/eight hour run period, that could result in $600 worth of oil going down hole […]

Compressed Air Efficiency

In order to stay competitive in the global market, you need partners that offer proven, best practice solutions. More than promises of energy efficiency, you need bottom line accountability. Our best practice standards for compressed air deliver bottom line results. ACEC uses the application of the patented Quincy Efficiency Quotient (EQ) that allows us to quickly […]