Vantage Production Tools Inc
Vantage Production Tools develops the TiGR Valve, a patented gas lock mitigation tool for rod pumps in oil production. The device adapts dynamically to changing gas-liquid ratios, increasing pump fillage and stabilizing performance under multiphase conditions. Its gas sensing assembly activates a piston with 3.5 times the surface area of the travelling valve's ball/seat contact area to mechanically unseat the valve during gas lock.
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Product
Problem
Rod pumped wells operating under multiphase conditions frequently experience unstable pump behavior, reduced fillage, and suppressed production due to gas interference and inconsistent valve action. Gas locking and pumped-off conditions reduce volumetric efficiency and increase non-productive compression strokes, leading to higher operating costs and lower output.
Solution
Vantage Production Tools provides the TiGR Valve, a first-of-its-kind gas lock mitigation tool that adapts dynamically to changing gas-liquid ratios within a standard rod pump. Threaded onto the plunger, the tool tackles gas lock from inside the pump using an isolatable chamber with a gas sensing device that responds to gas lock conditions. When gas is detected, compressed gas is stored in a pressure chamber during the downstroke, and on the upstroke the stored energy creates a pressure differential that moves a piston with enough mechanical force to unseat the travelling valve. This adaptive response increases and stabilizes pump fillage, reduces non-productive compression strokes, enhances volumetric efficiencies, and shifts wells into a more stable operating regime over time.
Target Audience
Primary customers are oil and gas producers operating rod-pumped wells with gas interference issues, as well as artificial lift service companies and distribution partners serving these operators.
Features
- Patented TiGR Valve design that converts a standard travelling valve into a condition-responsive system
- Gas sensing assembly with ball, seat, and cage that activates the tool when gas is present and remains inactive in fluid
- Piston assembly with 3.5 times the surface area of the travelling valve's ball/seat contact area, creating a mechanical advantage for reliable valve unseating
- Ported intake sub that threads onto the plunger in place of the seat plug using API threads, allowing production to flow around the tool into the travelling valve
- Pressure chamber with filtered intake that fills with whatever fluid or gas is present in the barrel, controlled by the gas sensing assembly
- No external power or control systems required—fully mechanical adaptive operation within the pump