Hassi Messaoud, Algeria, Ouargla
The crews and machines that fracture and stimulate Algerian oil wells, from the pumps on location to the control van that runs the job.
The company
Alscif works oil wells in the south of Algeria, with crews based in Hassi Messaoud, Algeria, Ouargla. Its teams pump fracturing and stimulation treatments, cement casing, and run coiled tubing and nitrogen operations for oil and gas operators in the Algerian Sahara.
The Frac Department is the high-pressure side of that work. It runs the pumping spread, controls each fracturing job from the data van, and keeps every unit ready to rig up.
High-pressure pumping that cracks tight rock and opens a path for oil.
Acid and other treatments that restore or increase flow into the well.
Placing cement to secure the casing and isolate zones.
Continuous tubing and nitrogen pumping for cleanouts and lifting.
How a job runs
A fracturing job pumps fluid and proppant into the rock at pressures high enough to crack it, then props the cracks open so oil can flow.
Treating pressure over one stage, illustrative
The fleet
Eight unit types work together on location. Open a unit to see its role and typical specifications.
Sample specs, to be replaced with fleet dataOn location
Water, sand and chemicals meet in the blender at low pressure. The frac pumps raise the slurry to treating pressure and send it through the manifold to the wellhead. The data van watches all of it.
Equipment
Pumps, blenders, flow iron and rigging that the Frac Department keeps ready, with live availability.