New-Build Frac Spreads Benefit From High-Horsepower Engines and Pumps

摘要

Pressure pumping is a competitive business. To stay busy regardless of activity levels, companies who secure the capital to build new fleets must design them with flexibility and performance in mind. REV Energy Services is a case in point. The company began building its first fleet in 2018 and commercialized its second in March, according to Mitch Winnick, its president and chief executive officer. "As we built our fleets, we made every process as lean as possible," Winnick relates. "For that reason, we use 3,000 horsepower pumps rather than 2,500 horsepower ones. This lets us fracture with 40% fewer pumps, which means we have a smaller on-site footprint and fewer transmissions and engines to maintain."