1. Challenge
Demonstrate an implementable product that provides
multiple capabilities to producing assets that will:
Enhance Safety for Field personnel
Monitor emissions for Safety notification and Regulatory requirements
Provide archived performance and compliance metrics
Integrate into the Control System and Control System Philosophy
Shut down critical equipment with crisis emission event encountered
Operate to – 45oF
Solution
2. ALERT PLUS, LLC
Matt Murdock, Chief Operating Officer
Pinedale, WY 82941
(307) 749-0615
info@alert-plus.com
Alert Plus Aegis 400 Remote
Emission Monitoring Station
3. AGENDA
Agenda Coverage
Aegis 400 Remote Monitoring emissions station
Production Resource Coverage ; Production Supply Chain
Production problem the Aegis solves
Method alignment with existing compliance methods
Existing Regulatory Compliance and trends
Existing Oil and Gas Methods that Aegis attains
Safety and operations benefits
ROI categories for Aegis implementation
Work Process Summary of Aegis; implementation and
operations
Aegis shutdown technology
Summary
5. THEPROBLEM&THEALERTPLUSSOLUTION
Problem: Monitor and manage fugitive emissions that mitigate
operation, production loss, and safety risk.
Solution:
Aegis 400 detects excessive emission events, logs it, and
activates alarms to stakeholders
Site assets shut down if factored in alarm/operation
philosophy.
SOP is preserved with data log and data analytics access
Cost effective. Fund it with Control System budget
Demonstrable as risk monitoring and assessment resource for
Rule 49 related operations
7. THEPROBLEM&THEALERTPLUSSOLUTION
Methane and VOC Emission Sensing
Both Wyoming and Colorado lead to set regulatory and
performance requirements
LDAR at compressor stations and production facilities
Method set to identify high emission assets and develop a
program to mitigate it
Succinct process to assess emission leaks and resolve them
Storage Tank Emission Management (STEM) with remote
emission monitoring
Leak repair response and recordkeeping
Producers have a good knowledge base of where high emitters
are in the system
Emphasis on risk assessment and management
*Some content from Mike Silverstein, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
8. THEPROBLEM&THEALERTPLUSSOLUTION
Methane and VOC Emissions - Trends
Other states are establishing emission performance rules: OH,
WY, CA
Colorado methods are akin to a Best Practice
EPA has just released NSPS0000a. Ratification is geared
towards 2016
CTG is released for ozone attainment initiatives
The impetus for emission management is risk assessment and
the risk mitigation plans to protect.
Site based solutions that provide continuous monitoring, alert,
mobile accessibility, and archival knowledge base harmonize
well with evolving and present regulations
*Some content from Mike Silverstein, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
9. EXISTINGOPERATIONSMETHODS
Integrity Management. Aegis is a tool to fulfill
Title 49 CFR Part 192 (Gas operations)
Established management method for operational risk assessment set
by DOT/PHMSA for Midstream.
The Risk assessment philosophy can be applied to Production
operations
Apply the existing precedent for risk based methods to Safety and
Emissions management criteria
Lifecycle management drives the need for operational risk review.
Regular risk review and mitigation (yearly)
Objectives
• To perform integrity assessments of pipelines in locations where a pipeline
failure could have significant adverse consequences (referred to as High
Consequence Areas or HCAs).
• To improve operator management, analytical, and operational processes to
manage pipeline integrity.
• To increase government’s role in the oversight of operator integrity
management programs and activities.
• To improve public confidence in pipeline safety.
http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/IM.htm?nocache=8834
10. EXISTINGOPERATIONSMETHODS
Integrity Management. Aegis is a tool to fulfill
Title 49 CFR Part 192 (Gas operations) (Taken directly from the Rule)
This is Where the Risk Analysis Program Element Comes In
Comprehensive and systematic risk analysis is a valuable tool to help
operators identify and determine the significance of previously
unrecognized threats. Through rigorous analysis of all available data,
pipeline operators are required to identify and evaluate all potential
precursors to pipeline failure and the risks that they pose. Operators
must also identify and implement additional preventive or mitigative
measures to address the most significant threats identified by the risk
analysis. These measures would be dependent on the nature of the
threat and the specifics of the operator’s pipeline system and its
operation. Some examples include: enhancing damage prevention
programs; improving corrosion control monitoring; enhancing control
center operator training; improving leak detection system capability;
conducting emergency drills with local emergency responders; and
installing remotely operated valves to expedite the isolation of a leak or
failure when one is discovered.
http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/IM.htm?nocache=8834
11. THEPROBLEM&THEALERTPLUSSOLUTION
Integrity Management. Aegis 400 as an Alarm Alert
ANSI/ISA 18.2 Alarm Management Life-cycle
Emissions Remote Monitoring extends Alarm Management to
production assets to extend integrity management.
Operations unify Control and Situation assessment
Additional Stake holders provide for comprehensive situation
assessment
12. THEPROBLEM&THEALERTPLUSSOLUTION
Problem: Field emission events create safety threats for
Field Personnel and communities
Solution:
Emission events alert Control Operations and Management
Response team is able to be alerted remotely
Service Team can check emission levels before entering site
All response actions are able to be logged, linked to the event,
and recorded in data archive
13. GAINDATAFORSTAKEHOLDERS
Remote Emission and Safety Triage
System level Alert that drives SOP response
Remote access to incident data to drive priority and resource
decisions
Field personnel access emission levels to determine
accessibility to site for service
Crisis
Management,
Operations
Improvement,
Emergency
Response Team
Operations
Management
Field
Operations
Emissions
Or
Safety Alert
14. GAINADDITIONALBENEFITSWITHAEGIS
Proactive Safety Management for Field Emission risks
Demonstrate this to any and all stakeholders as risk mitigation.
Gain visibility to Community and Compliance efforts with the
investment
Evidence of strong company commitment for stewardship
Emission
and safety
incident
avoidance
Production
Operations
Stewardship
to community
and lands
Demonstrable
archive of
performance
15. THEPROBLEM&THEALERTPLUSSOLUTION
Problem: How is the Aegis 400 an incremental asset
monitoring resource to present resources ?
Solution:
Aegis 400 is a networked, fixed emission monitoring system
Instantaneous alarm alert notification to stake holders and
control operations
Aegis product philosophy is compatible with Control
Philosophy (alarm and event driven action SOP)
Data log provides an operations work response archive
16. HOWTOPAYFORAEGIS400
Return on Investment Opportunities for the Aegis 400
Economically Priced
Efficient implementation
Integrate-able with existing assets and
control systems
Work Process improvement
Loss recovery
Safety incident avoidance
Regulatory issue avoidance
Demonstrable as good faith investment
for Community and BLM
17. IMPLEMENTATIONOFAEGIS400
Implementation Work Process with the Aegis 400
Identify site emission
coverage requirements
Power
availability plan
for site coverage
Estimate 2 Hours
completion time
for installation
Identify locational and resource elements and installation is
completed quickly
Determine if a stand alone monitoring station or connection to
Control Network
Quarterly calibration cycle – to integrate with other site based
service requirements
Sensors to be replaced at 2 – 5 year increments depending on
sensor types
18. EFFICIENCIESGAINEDWITHAEGISALERTS
Work Process – Assessment and Incident Handling
Emission or
Safety Alert
• Remote notification; alert through control network or broadcast
• Stake holders notification
• Trigger SOP (standard operating procedure)
Assess,
Deploy
• Does SOP match the alert scope details ?
• Modify the response team to match the threat and incident scope
• Respond accordingly to the threat level alerted
Resolve,
Document
• Team deployed matches the scope of the threat . Cost management
• Responsiveness matches the SOP outlined as is documented as such
• Archived alert, response, and closure. Lessons learned can be applied
This is a repeatable Integrity Management process
Process and response discipline is maintained
Potential ROI with dispatch of resources to match the data
analysis of the threat alert
19. THEPROBLEM&THEALERTPLUSSOLUTION
Problem: Cold temperature operations are a challenge
for monitoring conditions and operations
Solution:
Aegis 400 is a networked, fixed emission monitoring system
Operating temperature range is -45oF to 150oF
Alert Plus continues to characterize for even lower operating
temperatures
Much of NG
production exists
in cold weather
regions
20. THEPROBLEM&THEALERTPLUSSOLUTION
Problem: There are other data collection resources and
devices at site locations. How to consolidate ?
Solution:
Aegis 400 is a networked, fixed emission monitoring system
Multiple channels enable integration of multiple data
collection
The Aegis 400 is a PLC
Probe data is able to be integrated into channel data collection
on the Aegis 400
21. AUTOMATICSHUTDOWN
Shut down operations remotely or automatically
Proprietary valve provides “control & command”
functionality in one package in extreme conditions.
22. SUMMARY
Alert Plus Aegis 400
Remote Emission Monitoring Station
Cold Weather Operation to – 40oF
Automatic asset shut down triggered by
alarmed emission event
Operation philosophy integrates with
CRM and control operation philosophy
Can be integrated into Control system
as a PLC
Utilize as continuous improvement
compliance resource
Proactive solution to evolving emissions
management standards
Practical implementation and
investment cost
