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Get better quality data from your wells and increase well production with a smaller package footprint? Possible!

2013-09-25T03:01:19Z

For those involved in onshore of offshore, well testing & production manifold, I came across some interesting figures:

78% of Oil & Gas E&P projects suffer cost overruns and delay (data from - Oil & Gas Industry MegaProjects: Independent Analysis, Inc., April 2012. Based on data from 130 Oil & Gas megaprojects.)

Reducing the topside weight of deepwater structures could save $250,000 / meter of water depth, an average of $150 million / unit. (US Dept. of Commerce estimate, cited by Offshore Magazine Nov. 2004)

A smaller but intelligent packaged solution to replace traditional manifold testing skids can offer $$$ savings and increased $$$ revenue. Enjoy the video below.

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Why failure rate for electric actuator in Refinery Coker Plants are very high?

2013-09-10T01:34:00Z

Operations in any refinery’s delayed coking unit are extremely harsh for any electrical equipment. High temperature can overheat circuit boards, strong vibration can disconnect equipment wiring, fine dust can clogge moving parts. If you have been using actuators to control delayed coking batch processes, you may have had several actuator breakdowns already.

This article / prove result case study co-authored by a customer operating a chemical manufacturing plant in US can be helpful.

As a batch process, if your coker operation is bogged down you’ll be creating bottle neck disruptions to your entire operations. You’ll be saving not only in maintenance and replacement cost but also saving thousands of dollars from down time.