An advanced multiphase pumping solution designed to restore and enhance production from low-pressure, liquid-loaded, or shut-in wells by reducing wellhead and manifold back-pressure, and to significantly reduce the need for flaring during well testing.
BoostFlow transfers oil, gas, and water together without prior separation, enabling wells to operate under improved flowing conditions and unlocking additional capacity from existing assets.
Delivered as a modular, trailer-mounted package, BoostFlow integrates pressure control equipment, multiphase pumping units, and operational support modules into a single mobile facility that can be rapidly deployed with minimal infrastructure. The technology allows operators to quickly bring inactive wells back online, unload liquid-loaded oil and gas wells, and increase production where surface constraints limit performance.
Operating entirely at surface, BoostFlow eliminates the need for complex well interventions and large equipment spreads, significantly reducing mobilisation time, manpower requirements, and overall operational cost. The system can be deployed as a temporary solution for well activation, as a long-term surface boosting facility, or within well testing operations.
BoostFlow is delivered as a managed service: the operator’s only requirement is to provide the tie-in point; everything else is delivered turnkey by AB Smart Services. The modular architecture allows pump count and capacity to be scaled up as additional wells are drilled or reduced as production declines. Crew, fuel, maintenance and lead-time figures are in the specifications below.
BoostFlow is deployed on a pure OPEX basis — zero capital investment, no in-house maintenance team or spares stock, and no idle equipment risk. The operator pays only for uptime. If no production uplift is achieved, the package can be demobilised without any CAPEX exposure. Hydrocarbons recovered instead of flared become direct revenue. The model is particularly suited to operators seeking to de-risk major capital decisions while testing field economics, or to early-production and temporary facilities where permanent infrastructure is not yet justified.
BoostFlow integrates all critical subsystems into a single mobile facility:
Choke manifolds, adjustable chokes, gate valves, surface safety valves (SSV), emergency shutdown (ESD) panels, high-low pressure pilots, pressure safety valves (PSV), and a Y-strainer.
Multiple pump types and sizes (Twin Screw, Helico-axial, Piston) with flexible numbers per package, handling up to 99% GVF in continuous operation and up to 100% for short periods.
Chemical injection pumps, electrical distribution, and cooling systems where required.
4" process piping, data acquisition system, control cabin with real-time monitoring, and a workshop for on-site maintenance.
Vertical flare stack with pilot and ignition system for emergency use.
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| GVF capacity | Up to 99% for continuous operation up to 100% for short periods |
| Volumetric rate, liquid equivalent ¹ | Up to 50,000 bbl/d |
| Max pump boost pressure ² | Up to 960 psi |
| Ambient temperature | –50 °C to +65 °C / –58 °F to +158 °F |
| Max pump discharge pressure | 1,440 psi, ANSI 600 |
| Max pump discharge temperature | 65 °C, 115 °C (200 °C available) |
| Motor power | 120 kW × 2 |
| Service | Sour application |
| Soft start option | Included |
| Hazardous area certification | Pump structure is Div 1 Class 1 |
| Support equipment | a. 10,000 psi production choke b. 10,000 psi ESD valves and ESD system c. 10,000 psi pipework and manifolds d. Data acquisition e. Laboratory cabin f. Relief lines with ignition system g. Pressure test / injection pump |
| Personnel | Included |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Upstream working pressure | Up to 10,000 psi |
| H₂S tolerance | Up to 50% |
| Pump types available | Twin Screw, Helico-axial, Piston |
| Maintenance interval | Every 8–10 months |
| Diesel consumption vs. HAP | 75% less |
| Crew requirement | 2 persons per shift |
| Mobilisation lead time | 4 months for new package |
Specifications as published by AB Smart Services; values may be revised as equipment is upgraded.
Unlike coiled tubing nitrogen lift, which requires significant time, equipment, and cost, BoostFlow provides a faster, lower-cost solution by bringing dead wells online immediately without complex interventions.
Wells that cannot flow due to low wellhead pressure or excessive surface back-pressure can be reactivated using BoostFlow. It can also be deployed as a long-term surface boosting solution to sustain higher flow rates and resume natural flow.
BoostFlow reduces manifold back-pressure, allowing all wells connected to the manifold to experience lower flowing pressure and increased production.
BoostFlow can be integrated into well testing operations to transfer produced fluids to processing facilities, significantly reducing the need for flaring during well test operations.
9,400 bblUnstable condensate recovered instead of flared
12 hHigh-H₂S condensate well unloaded
200 psiWellhead pressure held below flowline pressure
+3,000 bbl/dIncremental oil production
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