Pioneer Energy provides skid‑mounted and trailer‑mounted processing systems that replace traditional well‑pad infrastructure, delivering zero‑emission crude stabilization, gas conditioning, and modular gas plant solutions. Their Emission Control Treater eliminates tanks, compressors, and flaring while increasing crude recovery, and the Pegasus series converts associated gas into high‑quality fuel for fracturing, drilling and power generation, reducing diesel use and operating costs.
Funding
$27M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Oil and gas production sites rely on extensive, multi‑component surface processing systems that generate high emissions, require large footprints, and involve costly maintenance, compression, and flaring operations. Field gas often contains heavy hydrocarbons and water, making it unsuitable as a low‑emission fuel without additional conditioning.
Solution
Pioneer Energy delivers integrated, skid‑mounted processing technologies that replace traditional well‑pad infrastructure with compact, autonomous systems. The Emission Control Treater (ECT) performs single‑stage crude stabilization and gas evacuation, eliminating tanks, compressors, and flaring while increasing crude recovery. Pegasus and Pegasus Mini trailer‑mounted conditioners condition associated gas to near‑pipeline quality for use as fuel in fracturing fleets, drilling rigs, compressors, gensets and turbines, achieving high diesel‑substitution rates and reducing emissions. Flarecatcher modular gas plants combine mechanical refrigeration, NGL extraction, and optional fractionation to produce market‑ready liquids and pipeline‑grade gas, all controlled by remote‑monitorable SCADA. Together, these solutions shrink pad footprints, cut operating expenses, and enable flexible redeployment as wells mature.
Target Audience
Primary customers are upstream oil and gas producers and midstream operators seeking to reduce emissions, lower operating costs, and improve fuel utilization at well pads, fracturing sites, drilling rigs, and processing facilities.
Features
- Emission Control Treater (ECT): skid‑mounted, single‑stage crude stabilization that reduces pad emissions by ~90% and increases crude volume by up to 15% while eliminating tanks, compression and flaring.
- Pegasus field gas conditioner: trailer‑mounted, high‑capacity (up to 6 MMscfd input, 3.3–4.5 MMscfd conditioned output) system that produces lean fuel gas for dual‑fuel fracturing fleets, enabling >80% diesel substitution.
- Pegasus Mini: compact conditioner (≈1 MMscfd input, up to 750 Mscfd output) for drilling rigs, compressors, gensets and turbines, delivering consistent fuel gas with CAT MN ≥ 65 and pressure ~170 psi.
- Flarecatcher modular gas plant: mechanical‑refrigeration (MRU) units operating between –5 °C and –70 °C to extract NGLs, with optional fractionation for LPG, condensate, propane and butane production.
- Autonomous operation: advanced control software provides push‑button control, real‑time SCADA, remote monitoring, and automated adaptation to changing fluid compositions.
- High mobility and rapid deployment: trailer‑mounted units with quick disconnects enable teardown, transport and setup in less than 24 hours and easy redeployment as field needs evolve.
- Robust, industry‑certified construction: ASME‑U stamped pressure vessels, Class 1 Div 2 compliance, and HAZOP‑validated designs ensure safety in harsh oilfield environments.