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BJ Services Testing New Frac Pump in the Haynesville
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BJ Services has announced the advancement of field trials for its next-generation fracturing pump platform, the TITAN™ - tests are taking place in the Haynesville Shale.
The Company initiated yard testing of a prototype configuration in mid-2019, and as of January 2020. During the current phase, the Company will continue validating the technologies designed by BJ Services and incorporated into its future equipment platform.
The TITAN is powered by a direct drive natural gas-fired turbine capable of providing over 5,000 Horsepower (it is 100% powered by natural gas).
Warren Zemlak, President & CEO of BJ Services, said: "The Company has entered into an agreement supporting deployment of the first commercial TITAN fleet in the second half of 2020, which will launch the beginning of our next-generation fleet strategy."
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