Wireline compatible acid is a spearhead acid formulated to be pumped during the wireline run without corroding the wireline cable or surface equipment. It lets the operator combine acid placement with the pump down stage, removing the need to pump acid separately before each frac stage. Tejas offers it as a newer alternative to traditional HCL in the Permian Basin.
Tejas' Wireline Compatible Acid is the newest technology which optimizes your frac operations by offering a safer and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional HCL. Eliminating the need to pump down acid prior to each frac stage, when pumped in conjunction with the wireline run and ball and place frac plugs, Wireline Compatible Acid saves valuable time and money across the entire frac operation.
Maximizing Your Frac Operations
Wireline Compatible Acid
- Tejas offers the newest technology with Wireline Compatible Acid.
- Wireline Compatible Acid allows the operator to greatly improve operational efficiencies by combining two independent processes into one.
- When pumped in conjuction with our customers' wireline run and ball and place frac plugs, Wireline Compatible Acid eliminates the need to pump down acid prior to each frac stage, saving valuable time & money across the entire frac operation.
- Wireline Compatible Acid is also a safer and environmentally responsible alternative to HCL.
Why Choose Tejas for Wireline Compatible Acid?
Applications
Wireline-compatible spearhead acid for hydraulic fracturing in unconventional reservoirs completed with pumpdown perforating.
Features
In today's oilfield arena, achieving cost efficiencies isn't just about cutting expenses; it's about optimizing value across the entire lifecycle of the well. Tejas WL Compatible Acid not only delivers exceptional performance but also drives substantial cost savings while prioritizing health and environmental safety.
How It Works
TCS offers a cutting-edge solution designed to ensure the longevity and integrity of your wireline and surface equipment. It was meticulously crafted with a patent-pending chemistry inhibitor to prevent acid and electrochemical corrosion by depositing a protective coating to galvanized improved plow steel cable armors. Specifically formulated to protect the zinc layer in polymer-locked wireline cables, it extends cable life and provides electrochemical corrosion protection from produced water, benefiting surface pressure equipment and treating iron. Additionally, it's compatible with conventional equipment, blending processes, and additives.
Advanced Technology
- Highest quality controls on all equipment that are uniformed and maintained to the highest standard.
- Data-tracking software that allows us to collect aggregate information to be used to improve operations and performance.
Experienced Professionals
- Tejas only employs supervisors & operators who are experienced in the exact operation that will be utilized on your well site.
- We ensure that the most suitable person is assigned to each task.
Owner-Operated Leadership Team
- We are fully invested in our customers' operations, which is why every decision we make is centered around the benefit of our client. We understand that our customers' success is our success, and we strive to provide exceptional service and value to every project we undertake.
- Tejas is proud to have a leadership team that has been carefully selected and groomed to be the best pressure pumping company in the industry. With over 50 years of diverse experience in all aspects of oilfield completions, our team has the expertise and knowledge necessary to make the right decisions for our clients.
Frequently asked questions
Wireline compatible acid saves time by combining two separate steps into one. When pumped together with the wireline run and ball-and-place frac plugs, it eliminates the dedicated acid pump down before each stage. Across a full lateral, removing one step per stage adds up to meaningful time and cost savings on the frac.
Yes. Tejas wireline compatible acid uses a patent-pending chemistry inhibitor that deposits a protective coating on improved plow steel cable armor and protects the zinc layer in polymer-locked wireline cables. It guards against both acid and electrochemical corrosion, extending cable life rather than degrading it during the run.
Regular HCL must be pumped down separately and is corrosive to wireline and surface equipment, so it cannot safely be run with the cable in the hole. Wireline compatible acid is inhibited to protect that equipment and is pumped during the wireline run. It is also a safer, more environmentally responsible alternative to standard HCL.
An operator should consider wireline compatible acid on unconventional, hydraulically fractured wells completed with pumpdown perforating, where each stage would otherwise need a separate acid spearhead. Combining acid with the wireline run is most valuable on long laterals with many stages, where per-stage time savings compound across the completion.
Yes. The same inhibitor chemistry that protects the cable also provides electrochemical corrosion protection for surface pressure equipment and helps treat iron, including protection from produced water. It is compatible with conventional equipment, standard blending processes, and common additives, so it fits existing operations without special handling.
Yes. Wireline compatible acid is compatible with conventional equipment, standard blending processes, and common additives, so it integrates into existing operations without special handling. This means an operator can capture the time savings of combining acid with the wireline run without re-tooling the surface spread or changing the rest of the fluid program.
Savings come from eliminating one dedicated acid pump-down step per stage, so the benefit scales with the number of stages. On long laterals with many stages, combining acid into the wireline run removes a meaningful amount of pump time and equipment cycling across the whole frac. Tejas positions it as a cost-saving alternative to traditional HCL spearhead acid.
Wireline compatible acid is positioned as a safer and more environmentally responsible alternative to standard HCL. By reducing the handling of conventional spearhead acid and protecting equipment from corrosion, it lowers both the safety and environmental exposure tied to per-stage acid work, while still delivering the breakdown performance the frac requires.
Tejas supplies wireline compatible acid from Midland, Texas across the Permian Basin and into the Eagle Ford and Haynesville, serving operators throughout Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. It is delivered and pumped by dedicated crews as part of Tejas completion operations in West Texas.
