Returning with a brand new speaker line-up and a fully revamped agenda, The 2nd Annual Well Site Automation Congress will come to Houston on January 27 and 28, with the express purpose of addressing the most pressing concerns in reaping low production costs and maximum efficiency.
The congress will assess in fine detail several pump by exception strategies to ensure that operators have enough visibility in their SCADA to monitor multiple well locations with a minimum of man-hours.
Featuring a host of end user-led case studies from Chevron, Apache, BHP Billiton, Devon Energy, EXCO Resources, Encana, Petro Lucrum, Zaza Energy, Endurance Resources among others, the congress will guarantee valuable lessons to delegates whether they oversee 100% automated operations or are taking a first tentative step towards the process.
Our resource management capabilities help you maintain, monitor, secure, store, and reconcile hydrocarbons or other liquid products effectively. Meet Banlaw FuelTrackTM and Banlaw ResTrackTM. For more information, please contact us. Banlaw Pty Ltd, 19 Metro Court, Gateshead, NSW 2290, Phone: +61 2 4922 6300, https://www.banlaw.com
This document discusses EPAL's efforts to reduce non-revenue water (NRW) within its distribution network in Lisbon, Portugal. It outlines EPAL's NRW situation and strategy, which aims to reduce NRW from 25% to less than 15% within 3 years. EPAL developed solutions like district metered areas, leak detection and repair, and data analysis software. A case study shows how interventions in one DMA recovered 1 million cubic meters per year, highlighting the benefits of integrating data analysis and active leak control. The conclusions emphasize that EPAL's approach has helped reduce NRW and energy consumption while bringing environmental, economic, and social benefits.
Conoco on Path to Reliability Centered Loop Management: Enhancing ROA on the WayARC Advisory Group
Conoco on Path to Reliability Centered Loop Management: Enhancing ROA on the Way
Process manufacturers have invested heavily in manufacturing plants and
automation systems. A typical manufacturing plant may have hundreds or
even thousands of regulatory control loops to enable safe and efficient operations.
The most complex units often have advanced process control and
optimization schemes implemented on top of these regulatory control
loops. All of these systems have a need for
tighter process control to enable more effective
use of assets that result in higher ROA and ultimately
better business performance and
profitability.
Unfortunately, automation effectiveness deteriorates
over time. The lack of a structured
methodology for control loop maintenance is a
contributing factor that erodes performance. A
manufacturing plant typically has only two or three control engineers who
each have responsibility for a large of number of loops, yet they often have
no means of identifying where to focus their efforts so that their work has
the largest economic impact on plant performance.
How to Optimize Clean-in-Place (CIP) Processes in Food and Beverage OperationsSchneider Electric
Existing clean-in-place (CIP) processes are time intensive and waste large amounts of energy, water, and chemicals. New innovations in CIP technology allow plant operators to cut costs in an earth-friendly manner while still conforming to regulatory safety standards. This paper explains how new CIP technologies can improve production efficiency by at least 20% while enhancing the ability to track consumption activity throughout the various steps of the cleaning cycle.
This document discusses the implementation of condition monitoring programs. It begins by defining condition-based maintenance (CBM) and explaining that the goal of CBM is to ensure safe and reliable equipment operation at optimal cost. It then lists reasons why CBM is required, such as improved quality, cost benefits from reduced downtime and maintenance, and ensuring equipment is available when needed. The document provides an overview of common condition monitoring technologies like vibration analysis, ultrasonics, thermography, and oil analysis. It also discusses best practices for setting up a CBM program, including selecting critical equipment and components to monitor, establishing measurement parameters and frequencies, and implementing the program in a phased approach.
Este documento enfatiza que cuando llegamos a la casa espirita, no importa nuestro estado de salud físico o mental, ya que todos somos seres enfermos del cuerpo o del espíritu. Al llegar a la casa espirita, recibimos los beneficios del mundo espiritual que se reflejan en nuestro espíritu y cuerpo, por lo que la oración, fe y caridad deben ser nuestros mayores estandartes para alcanzar la sanidad interna y externa.
El documento describe una estrategia para Superama de aumentar las ventas a través de su canal de ventas en línea y servicio de entrega a domicilio. La estrategia incluye rediseñar el sitio web para hacerlo más amigable para usuarios móviles, desarrollar una aplicación móvil, e implementar dispositivos digitales en las tiendas para promover el sitio web y aplicación. El objetivo es incrementar el número de visitas al sitio web y pedidos en línea en un plazo de seis meses.
Our resource management capabilities help you maintain, monitor, secure, store, and reconcile hydrocarbons or other liquid products effectively. Meet Banlaw FuelTrackTM and Banlaw ResTrackTM. For more information, please contact us. Banlaw Pty Ltd, 19 Metro Court, Gateshead, NSW 2290, Phone: +61 2 4922 6300, https://www.banlaw.com
This document discusses EPAL's efforts to reduce non-revenue water (NRW) within its distribution network in Lisbon, Portugal. It outlines EPAL's NRW situation and strategy, which aims to reduce NRW from 25% to less than 15% within 3 years. EPAL developed solutions like district metered areas, leak detection and repair, and data analysis software. A case study shows how interventions in one DMA recovered 1 million cubic meters per year, highlighting the benefits of integrating data analysis and active leak control. The conclusions emphasize that EPAL's approach has helped reduce NRW and energy consumption while bringing environmental, economic, and social benefits.
Conoco on Path to Reliability Centered Loop Management: Enhancing ROA on the WayARC Advisory Group
Conoco on Path to Reliability Centered Loop Management: Enhancing ROA on the Way
Process manufacturers have invested heavily in manufacturing plants and
automation systems. A typical manufacturing plant may have hundreds or
even thousands of regulatory control loops to enable safe and efficient operations.
The most complex units often have advanced process control and
optimization schemes implemented on top of these regulatory control
loops. All of these systems have a need for
tighter process control to enable more effective
use of assets that result in higher ROA and ultimately
better business performance and
profitability.
Unfortunately, automation effectiveness deteriorates
over time. The lack of a structured
methodology for control loop maintenance is a
contributing factor that erodes performance. A
manufacturing plant typically has only two or three control engineers who
each have responsibility for a large of number of loops, yet they often have
no means of identifying where to focus their efforts so that their work has
the largest economic impact on plant performance.
How to Optimize Clean-in-Place (CIP) Processes in Food and Beverage OperationsSchneider Electric
Existing clean-in-place (CIP) processes are time intensive and waste large amounts of energy, water, and chemicals. New innovations in CIP technology allow plant operators to cut costs in an earth-friendly manner while still conforming to regulatory safety standards. This paper explains how new CIP technologies can improve production efficiency by at least 20% while enhancing the ability to track consumption activity throughout the various steps of the cleaning cycle.
This document discusses the implementation of condition monitoring programs. It begins by defining condition-based maintenance (CBM) and explaining that the goal of CBM is to ensure safe and reliable equipment operation at optimal cost. It then lists reasons why CBM is required, such as improved quality, cost benefits from reduced downtime and maintenance, and ensuring equipment is available when needed. The document provides an overview of common condition monitoring technologies like vibration analysis, ultrasonics, thermography, and oil analysis. It also discusses best practices for setting up a CBM program, including selecting critical equipment and components to monitor, establishing measurement parameters and frequencies, and implementing the program in a phased approach.
Este documento enfatiza que cuando llegamos a la casa espirita, no importa nuestro estado de salud físico o mental, ya que todos somos seres enfermos del cuerpo o del espíritu. Al llegar a la casa espirita, recibimos los beneficios del mundo espiritual que se reflejan en nuestro espíritu y cuerpo, por lo que la oración, fe y caridad deben ser nuestros mayores estandartes para alcanzar la sanidad interna y externa.
El documento describe una estrategia para Superama de aumentar las ventas a través de su canal de ventas en línea y servicio de entrega a domicilio. La estrategia incluye rediseñar el sitio web para hacerlo más amigable para usuarios móviles, desarrollar una aplicación móvil, e implementar dispositivos digitales en las tiendas para promover el sitio web y aplicación. El objetivo es incrementar el número de visitas al sitio web y pedidos en línea en un plazo de seis meses.
El documento presenta los cuatro pilares de la educación según la UNESCO: aprender a conocer, aprender a hacer, aprender a vivir juntos y aprender a ser. Luego define la educación, enseñanza, pedagogía, ciencia e inteligencia, señalando que la educación transmite conocimientos, valores y formas de actuar de manera multidireccional.
Pratul Agarwal is seeking a position that allows him to utilize his skills in IT service management. He has over 5 years of experience in ServiceNow development and ITIL processes at IBM and Infosys. His projects include implementing IT service management systems for British Helicopter Airlines, UCAS, and Intercontinental Hotel Group. He is proficient in ServiceNow, JavaScript, Java, and has ITIL and ServiceNow certifications.
El documento describe la relación entre la innovación, invención y descubrimiento, señalando que están entrelazadas y una depende de la otra. La innovación implica mejorar productos, procesos y sistemas existentes, mientras que el descubrimiento conduce a nuevos recursos que amplían el conocimiento y permiten diseñar cosas nuevas. Las tecnologías se basan en conocimientos científicos ordenados que permiten crear bienes y servicios para satisfacer las necesidades humanas.
El documento describe brevemente el origen e historia del internet, incluyendo sus orígenes en la década de 1960 en Estados Unidos, su llegada a Guatemala en 1991 y el establecimiento del primer nodo en la Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. También resume los principales conceptos relacionados con internet como motores de búsqueda, navegadores, correo electrónico y empresas que ofrecen servicios de internet en Guatemala.
Este documento presenta la Batería de Exploración Verbal (BEVTA) diseñada para evaluar procesos psicolingüísticos importantes para el aprendizaje escolar en niños con dificultades. La batería contiene 4 pruebas (TAVI, 3-S, CAT-V, S-V) que miden habilidades como la memoria verbal, categorización, abstracción y atención. El objetivo es diagnosticar áreas deficitarias para mejorar la rehabilitación psicopedagógica. La batería ofrece normas actualizadas
Artificial Lift Optimization - North America Congress 2016marketinglbcg
Assessing Selection Criteria For Artificial Lift Systems In Horizontal Wells: Fully Optimizing Rod Pump, Gas Lift Plunger Lift & Artificial Lift Techniques
Increase Production Efficiency, Reduce Equipment/Energy Costs And Mitigate Failures
Midstream Automation, Instrumentation & Control Congress 2015marketinglbcg
THE FIRST MIDSTREAM-SPECIFIC, OPERATOR LED FORUM FOCUSED ON RAPIDLY TRANSLATING ACCURATE FIELD DATA INTO MORE PROFITABLE BUSINESS DECISIONS
Regardless of market conditions the driving down of operational costs, improving safety and security and more precisely controlling flow to increase revenue are crucial challenges facing pipeline and facility operators. At a time of falling commodity prices, never has the role of automation and efficient data management been so critical.
To fully leverage the benefits of automation, operators need to benchmark the functionality, reliability and costs of SCADA and DCS systems, communication and measurement devices, control room software and PLCs to design an effective and secure network to speed up the process of gathering field data for the control room, business departments and revenue allocations.
However despite years of requests, midstream automation, SCADA, instrumentation, measurement and control professionals still require a vendor-neutral forum, facilitated and led by midstream operators in which they can share best practices and benchmark the cost-benefits of instrumentation on the market.
Welcome To The First Operator-Led Congress To Focus On Analyzing Automation Strategies Specific To The Midstream Industry
The inaugural Midstream Automation, Instrumentation & Control Congress 2015 will deliver 20+ operator case studies from communication strategies for remote locations and security standards to alarm management and leak detection. Speakers will unveil how to integrate new RTUs, PLCs and measurement devices with legacy systems, how to select and design a control system with the latest SCADA and DCS and how to ensure HMI meets PHMSA regulations. Throughout, discussions will focus on how to turn investment in automation into measurable improvements in safety, security, flow control and operational efficiency.
Permian Artificial Lift & Production Optimization 2015marketinglbcg
As operators in shale producing regions across the world face uncertainty over oil prices, many E&P companies, big and small are veering increasingly towards more consistent proven plays, with the world famous Permian Basin being at the top of many strategic priorities lists. With both rig count and production per rig growing steadily throughout 2014, and oil production expected to reach an all time high of 2 million bpd in 2015, the most established shale play in the US is showing no signs of slowing down.
The recovery potential in the Permian is not a concern here, but maintaining barrel margins on crude by driving down production and artificial lift costs is now mission-critical. By exchanging the very latest case studies, tried and tested lift technology innovations and failure prevention techniques, operators in the Permian can learn enough to make sure even marginal wells remain economics in 2015.
PERMIAN PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION - DEDICATED PURELY TO PRODUCTION PROFESSIONALS
The 2nd in the highly rated series, this year's Permian Artificial Lift & Production Optimization 2015 is coming back with the brand new angle of "cutting costs and improving recovery", to guide operators through times of uncertain oil prices.
Renowned for being the most practical, learning focused operator-led production congress in the US, presentations will focus on implementing the right type of artificial lift at the right stage of a well's life, optimizing operability of each lift type, preventing corrosion, paraffin build-up and scale and reducing the costs of water management.
Operational Efficiency Based on Innovative Automation, Industry Expertise, En...Sergey Mishin
This document discusses how innovative automation can improve operational efficiency. A main automation contractor (MAC) can optimize instruments, valves, and systems through technology and construction to improve project and operational excellence. Early engagement in automation leads to lower costs, shorter schedules, and more predictable performance. This is achieved through techniques like early design collaboration, transformational automation approaches, lean project execution practices, standardization, and information management leveraging industry expertise. Case studies show how automation solutions have helped customers reduce costs, increase availability and productivity, lower emissions and energy usage, and improve safety. The document promotes Emerson's automation capabilities and localization in Russia to help customers achieve world-class operational results.
The relayr Performance Optimization Solution creates a score that quantifies the productivity of planned production time in an industrial process. By capturing data from sensors within the industrial process equipment, the solution can benchmark and analyze the real-time performance of the overall process. Areas requiring improvement are then highlighted, allowing the associated equipment to be optimized. This allows operators to work towards a ‘perfect’ productivity score whilst continually monitoring how well the existing system is performing.
Textile - Excellence in Mfg. Through Automation.pptAjay Gangakhedkar
This document discusses automation in manufacturing through several case studies from Raymond Ltd. It describes automating rope scouring machines, chemical dispensing systems, and air washer towers. Automating these processes improved consistency, reduced costs through lower chemical, water and energy usage, minimized human errors, and made process monitoring and fault diagnosis easier, leading to increased productivity and quality. The case studies demonstrate how automation can improve efficiency even with older equipment.
Review on Boiler Control Automation for Sugar IndustriesIRJET Journal
This document discusses boiler automation systems for sugar industries. It begins with an abstract that outlines controlling boiler parameters like steam generation and drum water level using PID controllers and SCADA systems. It then discusses several key boiler parameters that are controlled like drum level, pressures, temperatures, and flows. Upgrading to advanced automation controls is recommended to improve efficiency by minimizing excess air, allowing tighter emissions control, and improving combustion characterization. Automating the control of critical parameters can help ensure efficient and reliable plant operation.
[Oil & Gas White Paper] Liquids Pipeline Leak Detection and Simulation TrainingSchneider Electric
Increasingly, pipeline operating companies must deal with regulations that focus on environmental protection. The goal of the regulations is to minimize pipeline leaks that not only endanger the environment but also result in operator downtime and financial penalties. Identifying, verifying and responding to the abnormal conditions around a potential leak require best practices, including controller training.
A computational pipeline monitoring (CPM) system uses real-time information from the field – such as pressure, temperature, viscosity, density, flow rate, product sonic velocity and product interface locations – to estimate the hydraulic behavior of the product being transported and create a computerized simulation. With it, controllers can be alerted to actual operating conditions that are not consistent with the calculated conditions and might signal the existence of a pipeline leak. Different CPM methodologies provide different leak detection capabilities, so different methods, or a combination of methods, might be better applied to different operations.
A comprehensive CPM system also supports training best practices that help engineers and controllers develop intimate knowledge of the control system interface, alarming functions and response actions. It is an efficient way to implement refresher training to cover network modifications and expansions and to accurately document training, testing results and qualifications. Computerized simulation has demonstrated to provide more comprehensive and effective training for a specific pipeline than on-the-job training. For this reason, it is the preferred method of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Association (DOT-PHMSA) for training controllers to recognize the abnormal conditions that might suggest a leak and to optimize the safety of the pipeline operation.
Schneider Electric’s SimSuite Pipeline solution is based on a real-time transient model that includes leak detection capabilities, crucial to safety and environmental concerns; a simulation trainer application for targeted and effective training of operational staff; and forecasting and planning functionalities that help improve business intelligence. Together, these capabilities help the pipeline operator reduce operations cost as well as comply with regulations.
ARC's Larry O'Brien Process Automation Presentation @ ARC Industry Forum 2010ARC Advisory Group
ARC's Larry O'Brien Process Automation Presentation @ ARC Industry Forum 2010 in Orlando, FL.
Using Process Automation to Optimize Energy Consumption
The Cost of Energy
How Well is Energy Managed in Today’s Plants?
Using Your Process Automation Infrastructure
with an Eye Toward Optimizing Energy
Consumption
The Business Value of Integrated Power &
Automation
Enabling Technologies
Training Your People and Managing Knowledge
Moving Forward
Practical Advanced Process Control for Engineers and TechniciansLiving Online
In today's environment, the processing, refining and petrochemical business is becoming more and more competitive and every plant manager is looking for the best quality products at minimum operating and investment costs. The traditional PID loop is used frequently for much of the process control requirements of a typical plant. However there are many drawbacks in using these, including excessive dead time which can make the PID loop very difficult (or indeed impossible) to apply.
Advanced Process Control (APC) is thus essential today in the modern plant. Small differences in process parameters can have large effects on profitability; get it right and profits continue to grow; get it wrong and there are major losses. Many applications of APC have pay back times well below one year. APC does require a detailed knowledge of the plant to design a working system and continual follow up along the life of the plant to ensure it is working optimally. Considerable attention also needs to be given to the interface to the operators to ensure that they can apply these new technologies effectively as well.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Automation engineers
Chemical engineers
Chemical plant technologists
Electrical engineers
Instrumentation and control engineers
Process control engineers
Process engineers
Senior technicians
System integrators
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.idc-online.com/content/practical-advanced-process-control-engineers-and-technicians-26
EDG provides worldwide engineering solutions including asset management and optimization services. They have over 500 employees in offices across the US and internationally. Their digital oil field services integrate real-time data and engineering models to help clients plan, develop and manage upstream oil and gas assets. This includes visualization of production data, automated workflows to optimize wells and facilities, and integrated production modeling to estimate system responses and optimize production levels.
UReason is an Anglo-Dutch company that delivers real-time applications and solutions in operational excellence. Their customers include companies in oil and gas, chemicals, traffic, energy and utilities industries. Their key products are USE, OASYS-AM and UDesign which are based on a common product platform and provide benefits like reduced engineering time and cost of ownership for customers.
El documento presenta los cuatro pilares de la educación según la UNESCO: aprender a conocer, aprender a hacer, aprender a vivir juntos y aprender a ser. Luego define la educación, enseñanza, pedagogía, ciencia e inteligencia, señalando que la educación transmite conocimientos, valores y formas de actuar de manera multidireccional.
Pratul Agarwal is seeking a position that allows him to utilize his skills in IT service management. He has over 5 years of experience in ServiceNow development and ITIL processes at IBM and Infosys. His projects include implementing IT service management systems for British Helicopter Airlines, UCAS, and Intercontinental Hotel Group. He is proficient in ServiceNow, JavaScript, Java, and has ITIL and ServiceNow certifications.
El documento describe la relación entre la innovación, invención y descubrimiento, señalando que están entrelazadas y una depende de la otra. La innovación implica mejorar productos, procesos y sistemas existentes, mientras que el descubrimiento conduce a nuevos recursos que amplían el conocimiento y permiten diseñar cosas nuevas. Las tecnologías se basan en conocimientos científicos ordenados que permiten crear bienes y servicios para satisfacer las necesidades humanas.
El documento describe brevemente el origen e historia del internet, incluyendo sus orígenes en la década de 1960 en Estados Unidos, su llegada a Guatemala en 1991 y el establecimiento del primer nodo en la Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. También resume los principales conceptos relacionados con internet como motores de búsqueda, navegadores, correo electrónico y empresas que ofrecen servicios de internet en Guatemala.
Este documento presenta la Batería de Exploración Verbal (BEVTA) diseñada para evaluar procesos psicolingüísticos importantes para el aprendizaje escolar en niños con dificultades. La batería contiene 4 pruebas (TAVI, 3-S, CAT-V, S-V) que miden habilidades como la memoria verbal, categorización, abstracción y atención. El objetivo es diagnosticar áreas deficitarias para mejorar la rehabilitación psicopedagógica. La batería ofrece normas actualizadas
Artificial Lift Optimization - North America Congress 2016marketinglbcg
Assessing Selection Criteria For Artificial Lift Systems In Horizontal Wells: Fully Optimizing Rod Pump, Gas Lift Plunger Lift & Artificial Lift Techniques
Increase Production Efficiency, Reduce Equipment/Energy Costs And Mitigate Failures
Midstream Automation, Instrumentation & Control Congress 2015marketinglbcg
THE FIRST MIDSTREAM-SPECIFIC, OPERATOR LED FORUM FOCUSED ON RAPIDLY TRANSLATING ACCURATE FIELD DATA INTO MORE PROFITABLE BUSINESS DECISIONS
Regardless of market conditions the driving down of operational costs, improving safety and security and more precisely controlling flow to increase revenue are crucial challenges facing pipeline and facility operators. At a time of falling commodity prices, never has the role of automation and efficient data management been so critical.
To fully leverage the benefits of automation, operators need to benchmark the functionality, reliability and costs of SCADA and DCS systems, communication and measurement devices, control room software and PLCs to design an effective and secure network to speed up the process of gathering field data for the control room, business departments and revenue allocations.
However despite years of requests, midstream automation, SCADA, instrumentation, measurement and control professionals still require a vendor-neutral forum, facilitated and led by midstream operators in which they can share best practices and benchmark the cost-benefits of instrumentation on the market.
Welcome To The First Operator-Led Congress To Focus On Analyzing Automation Strategies Specific To The Midstream Industry
The inaugural Midstream Automation, Instrumentation & Control Congress 2015 will deliver 20+ operator case studies from communication strategies for remote locations and security standards to alarm management and leak detection. Speakers will unveil how to integrate new RTUs, PLCs and measurement devices with legacy systems, how to select and design a control system with the latest SCADA and DCS and how to ensure HMI meets PHMSA regulations. Throughout, discussions will focus on how to turn investment in automation into measurable improvements in safety, security, flow control and operational efficiency.
Permian Artificial Lift & Production Optimization 2015marketinglbcg
As operators in shale producing regions across the world face uncertainty over oil prices, many E&P companies, big and small are veering increasingly towards more consistent proven plays, with the world famous Permian Basin being at the top of many strategic priorities lists. With both rig count and production per rig growing steadily throughout 2014, and oil production expected to reach an all time high of 2 million bpd in 2015, the most established shale play in the US is showing no signs of slowing down.
The recovery potential in the Permian is not a concern here, but maintaining barrel margins on crude by driving down production and artificial lift costs is now mission-critical. By exchanging the very latest case studies, tried and tested lift technology innovations and failure prevention techniques, operators in the Permian can learn enough to make sure even marginal wells remain economics in 2015.
PERMIAN PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION - DEDICATED PURELY TO PRODUCTION PROFESSIONALS
The 2nd in the highly rated series, this year's Permian Artificial Lift & Production Optimization 2015 is coming back with the brand new angle of "cutting costs and improving recovery", to guide operators through times of uncertain oil prices.
Renowned for being the most practical, learning focused operator-led production congress in the US, presentations will focus on implementing the right type of artificial lift at the right stage of a well's life, optimizing operability of each lift type, preventing corrosion, paraffin build-up and scale and reducing the costs of water management.
Operational Efficiency Based on Innovative Automation, Industry Expertise, En...Sergey Mishin
This document discusses how innovative automation can improve operational efficiency. A main automation contractor (MAC) can optimize instruments, valves, and systems through technology and construction to improve project and operational excellence. Early engagement in automation leads to lower costs, shorter schedules, and more predictable performance. This is achieved through techniques like early design collaboration, transformational automation approaches, lean project execution practices, standardization, and information management leveraging industry expertise. Case studies show how automation solutions have helped customers reduce costs, increase availability and productivity, lower emissions and energy usage, and improve safety. The document promotes Emerson's automation capabilities and localization in Russia to help customers achieve world-class operational results.
The relayr Performance Optimization Solution creates a score that quantifies the productivity of planned production time in an industrial process. By capturing data from sensors within the industrial process equipment, the solution can benchmark and analyze the real-time performance of the overall process. Areas requiring improvement are then highlighted, allowing the associated equipment to be optimized. This allows operators to work towards a ‘perfect’ productivity score whilst continually monitoring how well the existing system is performing.
Textile - Excellence in Mfg. Through Automation.pptAjay Gangakhedkar
This document discusses automation in manufacturing through several case studies from Raymond Ltd. It describes automating rope scouring machines, chemical dispensing systems, and air washer towers. Automating these processes improved consistency, reduced costs through lower chemical, water and energy usage, minimized human errors, and made process monitoring and fault diagnosis easier, leading to increased productivity and quality. The case studies demonstrate how automation can improve efficiency even with older equipment.
Review on Boiler Control Automation for Sugar IndustriesIRJET Journal
This document discusses boiler automation systems for sugar industries. It begins with an abstract that outlines controlling boiler parameters like steam generation and drum water level using PID controllers and SCADA systems. It then discusses several key boiler parameters that are controlled like drum level, pressures, temperatures, and flows. Upgrading to advanced automation controls is recommended to improve efficiency by minimizing excess air, allowing tighter emissions control, and improving combustion characterization. Automating the control of critical parameters can help ensure efficient and reliable plant operation.
[Oil & Gas White Paper] Liquids Pipeline Leak Detection and Simulation TrainingSchneider Electric
Increasingly, pipeline operating companies must deal with regulations that focus on environmental protection. The goal of the regulations is to minimize pipeline leaks that not only endanger the environment but also result in operator downtime and financial penalties. Identifying, verifying and responding to the abnormal conditions around a potential leak require best practices, including controller training.
A computational pipeline monitoring (CPM) system uses real-time information from the field – such as pressure, temperature, viscosity, density, flow rate, product sonic velocity and product interface locations – to estimate the hydraulic behavior of the product being transported and create a computerized simulation. With it, controllers can be alerted to actual operating conditions that are not consistent with the calculated conditions and might signal the existence of a pipeline leak. Different CPM methodologies provide different leak detection capabilities, so different methods, or a combination of methods, might be better applied to different operations.
A comprehensive CPM system also supports training best practices that help engineers and controllers develop intimate knowledge of the control system interface, alarming functions and response actions. It is an efficient way to implement refresher training to cover network modifications and expansions and to accurately document training, testing results and qualifications. Computerized simulation has demonstrated to provide more comprehensive and effective training for a specific pipeline than on-the-job training. For this reason, it is the preferred method of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Association (DOT-PHMSA) for training controllers to recognize the abnormal conditions that might suggest a leak and to optimize the safety of the pipeline operation.
Schneider Electric’s SimSuite Pipeline solution is based on a real-time transient model that includes leak detection capabilities, crucial to safety and environmental concerns; a simulation trainer application for targeted and effective training of operational staff; and forecasting and planning functionalities that help improve business intelligence. Together, these capabilities help the pipeline operator reduce operations cost as well as comply with regulations.
ARC's Larry O'Brien Process Automation Presentation @ ARC Industry Forum 2010ARC Advisory Group
ARC's Larry O'Brien Process Automation Presentation @ ARC Industry Forum 2010 in Orlando, FL.
Using Process Automation to Optimize Energy Consumption
The Cost of Energy
How Well is Energy Managed in Today’s Plants?
Using Your Process Automation Infrastructure
with an Eye Toward Optimizing Energy
Consumption
The Business Value of Integrated Power &
Automation
Enabling Technologies
Training Your People and Managing Knowledge
Moving Forward
Practical Advanced Process Control for Engineers and TechniciansLiving Online
In today's environment, the processing, refining and petrochemical business is becoming more and more competitive and every plant manager is looking for the best quality products at minimum operating and investment costs. The traditional PID loop is used frequently for much of the process control requirements of a typical plant. However there are many drawbacks in using these, including excessive dead time which can make the PID loop very difficult (or indeed impossible) to apply.
Advanced Process Control (APC) is thus essential today in the modern plant. Small differences in process parameters can have large effects on profitability; get it right and profits continue to grow; get it wrong and there are major losses. Many applications of APC have pay back times well below one year. APC does require a detailed knowledge of the plant to design a working system and continual follow up along the life of the plant to ensure it is working optimally. Considerable attention also needs to be given to the interface to the operators to ensure that they can apply these new technologies effectively as well.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Automation engineers
Chemical engineers
Chemical plant technologists
Electrical engineers
Instrumentation and control engineers
Process control engineers
Process engineers
Senior technicians
System integrators
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.idc-online.com/content/practical-advanced-process-control-engineers-and-technicians-26
EDG provides worldwide engineering solutions including asset management and optimization services. They have over 500 employees in offices across the US and internationally. Their digital oil field services integrate real-time data and engineering models to help clients plan, develop and manage upstream oil and gas assets. This includes visualization of production data, automated workflows to optimize wells and facilities, and integrated production modeling to estimate system responses and optimize production levels.
UReason is an Anglo-Dutch company that delivers real-time applications and solutions in operational excellence. Their customers include companies in oil and gas, chemicals, traffic, energy and utilities industries. Their key products are USE, OASYS-AM and UDesign which are based on a common product platform and provide benefits like reduced engineering time and cost of ownership for customers.
Bakken Artificial Lift & Production Optimization Congress 2014 marketinglbcg
The Bakken success story has continued into 2014, with the latest data showing that wells in the region are now producing over a million barrels of oil per day. However, operators are increasingly aware that with the productivity rate of Bakken wells shown to decline by an average of 70% in the first year, it is vital that they optimize the production phase of their operations if this explosive growth is to be sustained.
Operators in the region therefore increasingly need to know which artificial lift techniques and chemical treatments are working best in the Bakken to cost-effectively maximize production rates.
Building on the sell-out success of the first event in the series, the 2nd Annual Bakken Artificial Lift & Production Optimization Congress 2014 will again bring together Bakken's leading E&Ps for the only dedicated congress for production professionals in the Bakken, focusing on artificial lift, chemical treatments & production optimization.
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2nd Annual Well Site Automation Congress - Program
1. Reducing Costs And Maximizing Production Through SCADA And Automated Technologies
NorthAmerica’sFlagship100%E&PDrivenInitiative:DeliveringWellSiteAutomation
StrategiesAndBestPracticesFromLeadingShalePlaysInTexasAndTheLower-48
How To Lower The Cost Of Production, Reduce
Manpower And Maximize Operational Efficiency
Through Well Site Automation
Maximizing The Payback Of:
Advanced SCADA Systems, Remote Communications, Pressure And
Flow Controls And Safety Shutdown Systems
See How EPs Have Dramatically Reduced Costs Through Well Site Automation:
January 27-28, 2016 | Houston | Texas
CombiningCuttingEdgeExpertisefromLeadingLower-48
EPsIncluding:
M Follow us @UnconventOilGas
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Register By Friday
November 20, 2015
SAVE
$400
• IMPROVE ARTIFICIAL LIFT AND BASE PRODUCTION: Learn How To
Optimize Control Systems To Mitigate Decline Curves And Maximize Total
Recovery Rates
• REDUCE MAINTENANCE COSTS: Deploy SCADA Systems For
Predictive Maintenance To Minimize Equipment Costs And Operational
Downtime
• DECREASE MANPOWER: Implement Alarm Management Systems,
Central Control Rooms And Process Control Systems To Significantly Cut
Workforce Costs
• MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY GAINS AND SAFETY: Deploy Control Systems,
Auto-Choke And Safety Shutdown Systems To Operate Wells More
Efficiently And Safely
• REDUCE OPERATIONAL DOWNTIME: Understand How Automated
Control And Safety Shutdown Systems And PLCs And RTUs Reduce The
Downtime Of Well Operations
BrandonDavis
Automation Lead
Devon Energy
SamuelTrevino
Instrument Automation Engineer
BHP Billiton
GeorgeRobertson
Facilities Engineer
Chevron
MartinLohmann
Automation Manager
Bonanza Creek
JohnathanHottell
SCADA Supervisor
EXCO Resources
DonRitter
CEO
Endurance Resources
NathanielBookwalter
SCADA Systems Admin
Anadarko Petroleum
Organized By:
RyanHale
Automation Coordinator
Encana
2. • ACHIEVING MAXIMUM PAYBACK: Overall ‘Pump By Exception’
Strategies From Leading Operators: Achieving Immediate-Term Payback
In A Low Oil Price Environment
• AUTOMATION FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS: How Operators Are
Critically Using Automation Technologies To Optimize Plunger Lift, Gas
Lift, Rod Lift And ESP Systems
• OPTIMIZING CONTROL SYSTEMS: Assessing The Use Of Control
Systems To Optimize Well Flow And Pressure And Maximize Total
Recovery
• PLCs VS. RTUs: Hearing Operators’ Experiences On PLCs And RTUs To
Identify Which Communication System Is More Reliable And Cost-Efficient
• AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT FOR OIL GAS: How Operators Are
Increasing Reliability And Accuracy In Accounting And Reducing Costs
And Manpower
Register By Friday
November 20, 2016
SAVE
$400
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Lower-48 EPs are using pump-by-exception strategies and remote monitoring
to minimize man hours and rapidly reduce costs.
But the economics of the most critical types of automation and their optimal
application must be demonstrated in a low price market to maximize returns on
selected automation technologies and overall wellsite operations.
Returning with a brand new speaker line-up and a totally revamped agenda,
The 2nd Annual Well Site Automation Congress will come to Houston
on January 27-28 with the express purpose of addressing the most pressing
concerns in reaping low production costs and maximum efficiency.
The congress will assess in fine detail several pump by exception strategies
to ensure that operators have enough visibility in their SCADA to monitor
multiple well locations with a minimum of man-hours.
Featuring a host of end user-led case studies from Chevron, Apache, BHP
Billiton, Devon Energy, EXCO Resources, Encana, Petrolucrum, Zaza
Energy, Murphy Oil, Anadarko, Petrotex and Endurance Resources,
the congress will guarantee valuable lessons to delegates whether they
oversee 100% automated operations or are taking a first tentative step
towards the process.
Reducing Costs And Maximizing Production Through SCADA And Automated Technologies
KEY MARKET VARIABLES TO BE ASSESSED:
I was able to validate
our company and
specifically my
production units
automation approach
through understanding
what is being done by
others
Instrument/Automation Engineer,
BHP Billiton
The well site
automation conference
provided me with
application experience
from highly regarded
industry colleagues
Automation Manager, Resolute
The Well Site
Automation Conference
is informing and
beneficial to the oil field
industry
Liquid Measurement Technician,
Marathon Oil
American Business
Conferences set the
bar high for my first
business conference!
It was the perfect
blend of learning and
connecting
Logistics Planning Manager,
Citadel Energy
3. DEMONSTRATING THE ECONOMIC PAYBACK OF WELLSITE AUTOMATION
FOR MISSION CRITICAL APPLICATIONS
Day 1
Wednesday January 27, 2016
8.20 Chair’s Opening Remarks
ChairedbySarahTamilarasan,VPOilfieldServices,Petrolucrum
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: MAXIMUM PAYBACK
8.30 Achieving Immediate-Term Payback From Well Site
Automation In A Low Oil Price Environment
This Keynote Presentation will feature several short case studies
in which different leading operators will analyze overall automation
strategies that have successfully reduced workforce costs,
optimized production rates and reduced downtime
• How to save costs from well site automation
• Weighing up the costs of automation against payback
from increased production rates to determine the ROI of
well site automation
• Comparing pre and post automation costs to evaluate
the economic payback of employing automation at the
well
• Mapping an operator’s well site automation plan from
artificial lift and chemical injection through to onsite
storage and sales
• Discussing standardization across measurement,
instrumentation and communication devices to boost
operational efficiency
OperatorA: SarahTamilarasan,VPOilfieldServices,Petro
Lucrum
OperatorB: DonRitter,CEO,EnduranceResources
OperatorC: BillFairhurst,Managing Partner, Petrotex
9.00 Question Answer Session
INCREASING PRODUCTION RATES THROUGH
AUTOMATION
Quantifying how the successful automation of artificial lift
systems is increasing production rates, mitigating decline
curves and lowering expenditure
CASE STUDY: AUTOMATION FOR ARTIFICIAL LIFT
SYSTEMS
9.10 How Operators Are Critically Using Automation
Technologies To Optimize Plunger Lift, Gas Lift, Rod Lift
And ESP Systems
• Examining how operators are using SCADA systems to
enable real time monitoring and modification of artificial
lift systems
• Analyzing how downhole gauges for frac pumps, tubing
and casing liner pressures and electric fans are being
automated to increase base production
• Utilizing pump off controllers and rod controllers
effectively to prevent downhole issues
• Evaluating how high interval data from SCADA systems
is helping operators make more optimal decisions on
artificial lift
• How automated controls are optimizing production
gains for gas lift systems
RodGuice,OperationsManager,ZazaEnergy
9.40 Question Answer Session
ROD PUMP LIFT AUTOMATION
9.50 Examining How Automated Plunger Lifts Are
Helping Operators Maximize Production Rates, Mitigate
Decline Curves And Reduce Operating Expenditure
• Categorizing the data required to advise on the
appropriate rod pump methods to maximize
hydrocarbon recovery
• Detailing the use of smart rod pump instrumentation
to feed data into SCADA systems to optimize well
performance
• Selecting the data necessary to advise on the utilization
of continuous run, start-and-stop and intermittent
methods to gain immediate cost benefits
• Highlighting the necessary pressure, tubing and casing
readings to inform the appropriate rod pump arrival time
FrederickClarke,SeniorArtificialLiftSpecialist,MurphyOil
10.20 Question Answer Session
10.30 Morning Refreshments In The Exhibition Showcase
Area
OPTIMIZING CONTROL SYSTEMS
How operators are improving automated pressure and flow
controls to effectively manage oil and gas flow and increase
total recovery rates optimizing control systems
OPTIMIZING CONTROL SYSTEMS
11.00 Assessing The Use Of Control Systems To
Optimize Well Flow And Pressure And Maximize Total
Recovery
• How to control the choke at the well head to mitigate
slugging
• Utilizing Initial Automation strategies and automated
controls systems to determine the ideal well flow rate
and production curve and increase total oil recovery
• Investigating the use of control systems for salt water
disposal pumps to meet the needs of highly variable flows
• Assessing proven in-use local control systems to
maintain stable pressures
BrandonDavis,AutomationLead,DevonEnergy
11.30 Question Answer Session
ROUNDTABLE: ALARM MANAGEMENT
11.40 Analyzing How Alarm Management Strategies Are
Being Optimized To Enhance Critical Communications
With The Control Room
• Comparing cost vs. benefits for different notification
systems such as texts, phone calls and emails to
identify how to efficiently get data to the relevant staff
quickly
• Determining which alarms such as tank levels and
pressure are considered critical or non-critical to ensure
producers are notified when necessary and determine
which alarms warrant a visit to the well site
• Examining alarm ownership strategies to determine
areas of responsibility within EPs and maximize
effectiveness
BillFairhurst,ManagingPartner, Petrotex
12.10 Question Answer Session
12.20 Lunch In The Exhibition Showcase Area
LIFE-CYCLE WELL AUTOMATION
Comparing and contrasting several key automation technology
types relative to well characteristics and areas of application
to maximize capital efficiency onsite throughout life-cycle well
automation strategies
LIFE-CYCLE WELL AUTOMATION STRATEGIES
1.20 Examining The Use Of Monitoring Systems, Auto
Chokes, Automated Chemical Injectors, Actuators,
Data Gathering To Determine Efficiency Gain
• Discussing the utilization of automation to ascertain a
well’s production curve and to supply relevant data for
future drilling operations
• Detailing the appropriate use of auto-chokes and
actuators to avoid damaging a formation and to
increase total recoverable oil
• Specifying the methods of data gathering to determine
the ideal rate at which to flow a well to avoid paraffin
build-up
• Deliberating on the use of monitoring systems to ensure
the correct chemical injection rate into a well
• Considering pneumatic safety systems and alarming
limits to prevent corrosion issues
• Evaluating how operators are leveraging automation
to reduce human error and how this is impacting
production rates increments
1.50 Question Answer Session
SCADA SELECTION AND COMMUNICATIONS
OPTIMIZATION
Comparing PLCs, RTUs, wired and wireless communications
and connectivity to determine which option can optimize well
site automation reliability and expenditure to a greater extent
DATA COLLECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION CASE
STUDIES: PLCs VS. RTUs
2.00 Hearing Operators’ Experiences On PLCs And
RTUs To Identify Which Communication System Is More
Reliable And Cost-Efficient
• Comparing the pros and cons of PLC and RTU
functions to ascertain the most profitable option for a
given well
• Discussing features, function blocks, program protocols
and Ladder and Boolean logic to ensure optimal use
of PLCs
• Determining the level of manual maintenance for PLCs
and RTUs to accurately quantify the cost of both
communication systems
• Contrasting tag-based and object-oriented systems
to allow joined up thinking between technicians and
operators
• Considering a PLC–RTU hybrid communication
system to combine IP and serial interfaces, tag based
design, tank level control, measurement readings and
LACT control’
2.30 Question Answer Session
2.40 Afternoon Refreshments In The Exhibition Showcase
Area
PANEL: HOW TO COMPENSATE FAIL OVER
3.10 Evaluating Cellular, Satellite, Serial And Ethernet
Communications Systems To Implement A Reliable Fail
Over Scheme
• Considering the use of serial and Ethernet
communications systems to minimize latency and
inform an efficient polling system
• Detailing communication fail over schemes to avoid
communication blackouts and gaps in historical data
• Gauging the return on investment of establishing a
company cellular network and peer-to-peer architecture
versus satellite communications to yield more reliable
connectivity
• Delivering a cost analysis of spread spectrum and VHF
frequencies to allow adequate communications range
• Maximizing the use of modems and SIM cards to
connect to an operator’s VPN
• Discussing the use of range enhancing towers to avoid
microwave black holes
Panelist:SamuelTrevino,InstrumentAutomationEngineer,
BHPBilliton
GETTING THE DATA TO THE CONTROL ROOM: WIRED VS
WIRELESS
3.50 Evaluating The Reliability, Speed And Power
Consumption Of Wireless Communications Against
That Of Wired Communications Systems To Determine
Which Can Ensure Reliability At Lower Costs
• Evaluating how installing wired communications such as
fiber optic systems can reduce man hours and improve
capital efficiency
• Comparing the cost vs. efficiency gains of wired and
wireless communication systems to ensure quick
reaction times for safe well shut-ins
• Analyzing wireless communications such as radio,
cellular and satellite to understand which option is more
reliable and cost-effective
• Contrasting the flexibility of wireless systems with
the reliability of wired systems to ensure an informed
communications system choice
• Examining reliability, signal strength, speed and
transmission efficiency for both wired and wireless
communications
4.20 Question Answer Session
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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4. MULTI-WELL PAD AUTOMATION
Investigating how automation technologies can help operators
optimize multi-well pads monitoring and production
PANEL: AUTOMATED MULTI-WELL PAD CONTROL AND
MONITORING
4.30 How Automated Control And Monitoring
Technologies For Multi-Well Pad Systems Are
Minimizing Production Costs And Increasing Accuracy
For Royalty Distribution
• Applying automation to injection valves and
compressors to maximize the profitability of multiple
artificial lift systems
• Centralizing gathering systems through the use of
tankless tank batteries to boost profitability and reduce
tank overflows and emissions
• Evaluating how SCADA analysis for multi-well pads is
improving base multiple LACT units to divide mineral
owner percentages production
• Simplifying the multi well pad accounting process by
employing multiple LACT units to divide mineral owner
percentages
Panelist:Keat-ChoonGoh,RealTimeOperations,Modeling
AndOptimization,Shell
Panelist:JohnathanHottell,SCADASupervisor,EXCO
Resources
5.10 Chair’s Closing Remarks
5.20 – 6.20 Networking Drinks Reception In Exhibition
Showcase Area
8.20 Chair’s Opening Remarks
ChairedbySarahTamilarasan,VPOilfieldServices,Petrolucrum
KEYNOTE: USING AUTOMATION TO REDUCE STAFF COSTS
8.30 Evaluating Pump By Exception, Centralized
Monitoring And Other Well Site Automation Strategies
To Reduce Workforce Costs For Operators
• Delivering a step-by-step guide to a ‘Pump By
Exception’ strategy to reduce the head count per well
ratio
• Detailing the use of central control rooms to monitor the
well site to reduce field personnel costs and the number
of trips to the well
• Considering the employment of data driven decision
support centers to aid the decision making process on
the well pad
• Reviewing automated personnel safety procedures to
avoid lost revenue through liability
SarahTamilarasan,VPOilfieldServices,PetroLucrum
9.00 Question Answer Session
SCADA SYSTEMS DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE
Ensuring system compatibility across the wellsite to enhance
maximum reliability, safety and cost-efficiency
TOTAL SYSTEM APPROACH: COMPATIBILITY
9.10 Delivering A Complete System Architecture To
Ensure Hardware And Software Compatibility, Increase
Reliability And Reduce Costs
• Outlining a cost vs. benefit analysis of tag based system
and object oriented systems to determine which option
ensures capital efficiency
• Considering SCADA system information segregation
and scaling to adequately protect company data
• Reviewing how to segment higher risk data from
lower risk data to increase system reliability and capital
efficiency
GeorgeRobertson,FacilitiesEngineer,Chevron
9.40 Question Answer Session
9.50 Morning Refreshments In The Exhibition Showcase
Area
TANK MONITORING AND LACT UNITS
Evaluating tank monitoring solutions and lact units to
understand how automated measurement technologies can
ensure 24-hour unmanned accounting when oil gas is being
transferred from the production site to storage tanks, trunks
and pipelines
PANEL: TANK MONITORING
11.40 Optimizing Automated Tank Measurement
Techniques To Minimize Maintenance, Standardize
Measurements And Improve Accounting Standards
• Reviewing standardization of tank measurements
to speed up the measurement process and reduce
downtime.
• Assessing orifice meters, coriolis meters, positive
displacement meters, ultrasonic turbines, vortex and
mag meters to aid an accurate flow measurement and
guarantee accurate payments
• Presenting preventative maintenance measures
on casing, tubing and flow pressures to increase
instrumentation life span
• Disclosing the role of key protective interlocks to allow
automatic ESD in unforeseen circumstances
• Utilizing data to find indicators of potential tank
spills and leaks to advise cost effective predictive
dispatchment and corrosion prevention
Panelist:NathanielBookwalter,SCADASystemsAdmin,
AnadarkoPetroleum
12.10 Question Answer Session
12.20 Lunch In The Exhibition Showcase Area
PANEL: LACT UNITS
1.20 How LACT Units Allow Real-Time Oil Quality
Checks And Accurate 24-Hour Unmanned Accounting
When Oil Is Being Transferred From The Production Site
To Storage Tanks, Trucks Or Pipelines
• Utilizing multiple LACT units to avoid accounting errors
in dividing mineral owners’ oil and gas percentages
• Establishing effective use of LACT units and real-time oil
quality checks to allow 24-hour unmanned sales
• Reviewing optimum LACT unit calibration to ensure
accurate oil and gas sales and accounting
• Ensuring LACT units are AGA and API certified to
guarantee regulatory compliance
Panelist:RyanHale,AutomationCoordinator,Encana
1.50 Question Answer Session
AUTOMATION STRATEGIES FOR GAS FLARING CONTROL
Assessing cost vs. performance for vapor control to quantify
the ROI of automated gas flaring control
VAPOR CONTROL
2.00 Examining Automated Vapor Recovery To Minimize
Emissions And Ensure Regulatory Compliance
• Utilizing automatic tank gauging to ensure minimal
flaring and to align with emission control regulation
• Employing vapor recovery towers to reduce tank
pressures and utilize tank vapors through sales
• Discussing potential new EPA regulations to understand
how automated vapor control can ensure regulatory
compliance
• Addressing high turndown ratios and highly variable
BTU content to ensure accurate metering of miniscule
flows
• Automating gas injection rates and flare meters through
SCADA systems to reduce flaring percentages
2.30 Question Answer Session
2.40 Afternoon Refreshments In The Exhibition
Showcase Area
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
Outlining which automation strategies and technologies
can improve the quality and scope of reservoir analysis and
achieve maximum capital efficiency
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING AUTOMATION
3.10 Machine Learning As A Reliable Technology For
Evaluating Time-Rate Performance Of Unconventional
Wells
• Employing machine learning as a reliable predictive
analytics methodology to generate probabilistic
production forecasts
• Enabling real-time well surveillance, performance
tracking, and operational diagnosis
• Utilizing predictive analytics to improve our
understanding of long-term behavior of unconventional
oil gas reservoirs
• Demonstration of implicit consistency and repeatability
through automation
DavidFulford,SeniorReservoirEngineer,Apache
3.50 Question Answer Session
AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT FOR OIL GAS
How automated measurement for oil gas is helping
operators increase reliability and accuracy in accounting and
reduce equipment and manpower expenditure
LIQUIDS MEASUREMENT
10.20 Evaluating The Most Effective Liquid
Measurement Methods To Minimize Accounting Errors
And Reduce Workforce Costs
• Contrasting a cost vs. benefit analysis of turbine,
coriolis and ultrasonic devices to aid accurate level
measurement and minimize maintenance costs
• Discussing the employment of VRV valves and stop-
start permissives to ensure correct separation of BSW
and oil
• Considering metering and measurement for liquids in a
two-phase state to accurately report oil flash offs
10.50 Question Answer Session
GAS MEASUREMENT
11.00 How To Move Towards Fully Automated Gas
Measurement Processes To Enhance Accuracy And
Save Time, Money And Manpower
• Analyzing gas chromatographs and super
compressibility to aid accurate detailed gas flow
measurements
• Outlining how to set multiple points within a transmitter
scaling system to develop accurate readings
• Evaluating how to drive gas measurement automation
forward: achieving 100% automated gas meters
• Revealing the latest automated gas measurement
technologies to meet new standards of data accuracy
11.30 Question Answer Session
POWER GENERATION
Detailing the best power supply options for automated devices
to minimize expenditure and maximize performance
POWER GENERATION FOR AUTOMATION DEVICES
3.50 Contrasting Power Supply Options, Multi-Well
Electrical, Point Count IOs And Battery Options To
Optimize The Performance Of Automated Devices At
Lower Costs
• Comparing solar, thermogen and chemical power
supplies to adjudge the most cost-effective option for
automated devices in the field
• Considering multi-well electrical for multi-well
automation to run numerous RTUs from one major
power source
• Minimizing the power consumption of transmitters to
increase an RTUs point count IO with the same amount
of power
• Assessing battery options for solar panels to avoid
maintenance and ensure that the battery employed
holds the charge
4.20 Question Answer Session
4.30 Chair’s Closing Remarks And End Of Conference
Day 1
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