Emerson Exchange 365

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Optimizing Oil and Gas Liquids Trucking Operations

Jim Cahill

One of the byproducts of the shale oil & gas revolution in the United States has been the need for trucking of crude oil where pipelines do not yet exist. In an August E&P magazine article, Automation optimizes trucking operations , Emerson’s Joey Raskie and Al Majek teamed with local business partner Ricky Strong of Vinson Process Controls and Apache Corp.’s Brad Long and Gerald Price to tell a great story of improving…
- 1 Oct 2015
iOps Command Centers for Oil and Gas Producers

Jim Cahill

A lot of change is occurring for oil and gas producers. Rapid staffing up to meet the demands of heavy project loads followed by heavy cutbacks of experienced people in the large drop in oil prices over the past year. These economic conditions, coupled with the challenging demographics of experts retiring are causing the need to reevaluate operational practices. In this quick 1:15 YouTube video, iOps Command Center…
- 10 Sep 2015
Improving Offshore Oil & Gas Production Level Measurements

Jim Cahill

I’ve always held a fascination for offshore oil and gas production. It was my first job out of school as a newly minted Electrical Engineer working as a systems engineer out of New Orleans. Technologies have advanced quite a bit since that time back in the mid-to-late ’80s. In an Offshore Design & Engineering Equipment magazine article, Better level measurement , the technologies used in measuring levels and their reliability…
- 8 Sep 2015
Oil and Gas Programs at the Emerson Exchange Denver Conference

Jim Cahill

Anyone that has worked in the oil and gas industry knows that massive price swings have been with us for decades. Most anyone with several years of experience has stories from boom and bust times. With current prices low, producing oil & gas as efficiently as possible is a key area of focus. If you are an oil and gas producer, you will want to join your peers at the October 12-16 Emerson Exchange conference in Denver…
- 3 Aug 2015
Controlling Pressure when Testing Oil and Gas Well Bore Cement

Jim Cahill

For those not familiar with the oil & gas drilling process, the cement that is between the well bore and outside of the well casing is critical to the overall integrity of the well. PetroWiki defines its role : Cement is used to hold casing in place and to prevent fluid migration between subsurface formations. TESCOM ER5000 Series Electropneumatic Controller Controlling the pressure is very important in the cement…
- 31 Jul 2015
Optimizing Multi-well Gas Lift Operations

Jim Cahill

As oil prices have remained lower for many months, many oil & gas producers have shifted their priorities from new production to optimizing existing production and reducing operating costs with the assets currently in place. In the quick, 2-minute video, Optimizing Oil & Gas Production , Emerson’s Lou Heavner describes how model predictive control (MPC) optimizer technology is being applied to optimize gas lift operations…
- 28 Jul 2015
Faster Subsea Hydraulic Equipment Startups

Jim Cahill

Offshore oil and gas producers use hydraulic power to operate much of their subsea equipment. This equipment includes valves, cylinders, motors, manifolds, blowout preventers and remote operated vehicles to name a few. Pressure regulators in Hydraulic Power Units (HPUs) help ensure the required hydraulic pressure is available for this equipment. One of the challenges in pressurizing this equipment is the time it takes…
- 7 Jul 2015
Optimizing Oil and Gas Well Chemical Injection Processes

Jim Cahill

Given the presence of water in oil and gas producing wells, corrosion in the piping is a problem that must be mitigated. Producers inject chemicals into the production stream to minimize the oxidation process. The cost of these chemicals can have an impact on the overall performance of the offshore platform or onshore production field, especially in this era of lower oil prices. In this quick 2:18 video, Optimizing…
- 29 Jun 2015
Integrated Oil and Gas Well Testing

Jim Cahill

Testing the composition of oil, gas, basic sediment and water has historically been a batch-type operation where the flow from a single well has been diverted from a header leading to the production separator over to a test separator. These components are measured in the test separator before returning for further processing. As technology has advanced to provide both subsea and topside multiphase flow metering , composition…
- 10 Jun 2015
Low Oil Prices Driving Need for More Efficient Production

Jim Cahill

Click to enlarge I was over in Houston to check in on the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) these past few days. If you’ve never been, it’s absolutely massive and show the enormity of what’s required from explorations through ongoing oil & gas production through custody transfer of the production as it changes ownership. I had the chance to speak with numerous Emerson folks whom I’ll be featuring in future posts…
- 6 May 2015
Managing Pressure and Temperature on Oil and Gas Well Pad Burners

Jim Cahill

In oil and gas production and transportation, managing temperature and pressure is critical for safe and efficient operations. In a whitepaper, The Significance of Reliable Pressure Control in Oilfield Burner Systems , Emerson’s Deepak Sivanandan describes the technologies critical in managing process temperatures and pressures. Deepak opens by highlighting the integral role of burners on oil & gas well pads: …
- 28 Apr 2015
Establishing Effective Corrosion Monitoring

Jim Cahill

As oil and gas flow through pipes and processing facilities, so do other elements which contribute to corrosion. Effectively managing this corrosion is critical to ongoing safety, reliability, and efficient operation. In a recent Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Global Integrated Workshop Series in Malaysia , Emerson’s Jyotsna Joshi presented, Putting in Place An Effective Corrosion Monitoring Program – Meeting…
- 23 Apr 2015
Complying with Storage Tank Emissions Regulations

Jim Cahill

If you’re an energy producer here in the United States, you likely already familiar with the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Quad O” regulations, or officially, EPA Title 40, C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart OOOO—Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production, Transmission and Distribution . The EPA defines its purpose: This subpart establishes emission standards and compliance schedules for the control…
- 31 Mar 2015
Streamlining Reservoir Modeling Workflows

Jim Cahill

The post Streamlining Reservoir Modeling Workflows appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. PetroWiki defines reservoir management as: …a dynamic process that recognizes the uncertainties in reservoir performance resulting from our inability to fully characterize reservoirs and flow processes. It seeks to mitigate the effects of these uncertainties by optimizing reservoir performance through a systematic…
- 3 Feb 2015
Assessing the Natural Gas Processing Market

Jim Cahill

The post Assessing the Natural Gas Processing Market appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. This week marks the 70 th annual Instrumentation and Automation Symposium for the Process Industries at Texas A&M University. The goal of the symposium is to educate professionals and students in the instrumentation and automation industry. Chuck Miller Global Gas Processing Sales & Marketing Director One of the…
- 26 Jan 2015
Improving Drilling Operation Safety and Efficiency

Jim Cahill

Over the past several months we’ve been highlighting the recorded versions from the Well Pad Automation Webinar Series . These have included: Best Practices for Well Pad Automation Key Considerations for Improving Production Separation On the Level about Better Tank Management Optimizing Well Pad Custody Transfer of Liquid Hydrocarbons The final webinar in the series which I’ll highlight today is…
- 8 Jan 2015
Improving Capital Efficiency in Well Pad Automation

Jim Cahill

A colleague pointed me to an article with an in depth analysis on the reasons behind the drop in oil price over the past several months. This economic climate makes oil & gas production project and operational efficiency even more important. Michael Machuca Upstream O&G Industry Marketing Manager At last summer’s Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) , Emerson’s Michael Machuca presented a paper, Well…
- 12 Dec 2014
Improving Well Pad Tank Management

Jim Cahill

As global oil prices decline, the need to produce onshore oil and gas from well pads more efficiently grows. In series of Well Pad Automation Webinars , one of the webinars addressed how to ensure production measurement compliance, control emissions and optimized transfer logistics. Denver Smart VP Business Development – O&G Flow Group In this recorded webinar, On the Level about Better Tank Management , Emerson’s…
- 4 Dec 2014
Improving Oil and Gas Production Separation

Jim Cahill

One of the most basic functions in an oil and gas production process is the separation of the oil, gas, basic sediment, and water. The production separator handles this function. This separation step in the process allows the flow or production rate of the individual component streams to be measured, providing essential information on the quantity of fluids produced from each well in the field. The challenge for oil…
- 18 Nov 2014
Best Practices in Well Pad Automation

Jim Cahill

As technologies such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have advanced, so has the number of multi-well pad sites and the need for standardized process automation and instrumentation. The goal of these automation technologies is to help bring first production on-line faster, reduce lease operating expenses, optimize production, and ensure health, safety and environmental compliance. Michael Machuca Upstream…
- 4 Nov 2014
Integrated Reservoir Engineering

Jim Cahill

The science of modeling oil & gas reservoirs involves a mix of the natural sciences. Wikipedia defines reservoir engineering as: …a branch of petroleum engineering that applies scientific principles to the drainage problems arising during the development... Read the full text.
- 30 Oct 2014
Oil and Gas Intelligent Field and Integrated Operations

Jim Cahill

Meeting energy production targets is a constant battle for global oil & gas producers. Today, the International Digital Oilfield Conference kicked off in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The conference organizers highlighted ways producers are addressing...
- 15 Sep 2014
LACT Unit Base Volume versus Base Prover Volume

Jim Cahill

Update: I should have also mentioned that Rossella will be conducting an October 15 webinar, Optimizing Wellpad Custody Transfer of Liquid Hydrocarbons . If you’re in the onshore oil & gas industry, you’ll want to register and bring your custody transfer...
- 27 Aug 2014
Nanotechnology in the Oil & Gas Industry

Jim Cahill

Author: Robert Ferris, Ph.D. Nanotechnology-enabled products is offering real value in the oil & gas industry This piece will focus on the customers in the oil & gas industry. Oil & gas producers have been an early adopter of nanotechnology. Fundamentally...
- 9 Jul 2014
New Norwegian Oil & Gas Flow Loop Facility

Jim Cahill

The news is out today of Emerson’s opening of a new flow loop facility, in Stavanger, Norway. This facility is part of the Roxar brand of products and services which serve the oil & gas industry with advanced technology for production optimization, production...
- 24 Jun 2014