Emerson Exchange 365

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Process Optimization Opportunities for Upstream Oil and Gas Producers

Jim Cahill

We’ve shared many stories of process optimization situations and opportunities on this blog. I caught up with Emerson’s Mark Coughran, whom you may recall from many process optimization-related posts. Mark noted that upstream oil and gas producers also...
- 12 Sep 2012
What to See at the Offshore Technology Conference 2012

Jim Cahill

This is a big week for some of the major process manufacturing sectors. The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC2012) is going on through tomorrow in Houston, Texas and Interphex 2012 for the Life Sciences industry through tomorrow in New York City. These...
- 2 May 2012
Mass-Volume-Density Measurement in Oil and Gas Drilling and Production

Jim Cahill

If you’re in or have interest in the oil and gas industry, Emerson’s stewards of the Micro Motion brand of Coriolis flow and density meters have come up with some great new YouTube videos for drilling and production operations. Here are the videos with...
- 25 Apr 2012
People, Processes, Technologies for Intelligent Operations

Jim Cahill

Having to do more with less resources seems to be a common issue throughout the process industries. Process manufacturers are re-examining their people, processes, and technologies to look for ways to accomplish their business objectives more efficiently...
- 18 Apr 2012
Seismic Inversion, Attributes, and Oil Field Planning

Jim Cahill

A lot of the magic in the oil and gas business is performed on the exploration side. This is where the seismic data is collected and interpreted to know where to drill. Emerson’s Roxar business unit recently announced a new version of reservoir modeling...
- 3 Apr 2012
Measuring Subsea Well Annulus Pressure and Temperature

Jim Cahill

From the Emerson Process Experts blog post, Measuring Subsea Well Annulus Pressure and Temperature . In one of the Offshore Technology Conference-related posts , I mentioned the announcement of a Roxar downhole wireless pressure-temperature (PT) sensor system for the annulus B region . If you're not in the oil and gas business, terms such as annulus, tubing, and casing sound like a lot of jargon. I thought I'd try…
- 3 Oct 2011
Uncovering the Problems Hiding in Your Control Loops

Jim Cahill

Sometimes the problems that limit production in some way are not readily apparent. I recently connected with Emerson’s Mark Coughran about his new role in consulting with oil & gas producers on ways to optimize their production. He and other industry...
- 19 Aug 2011
Oil and Gas Reservoir and Properties Modeling

Jim Cahill

For those of us outside the oil & gas exploration and production business, the work that reservoir engineers do to maximize the probability of locating productive wells is truly amazing. Especially when the reservoir is located deep beneath the ocean...
- 16 Jun 2011
Two Decades Transmitting Pressure and Temperature from the Deep

Jim Cahill

A colleague alerted me to a great story of technological longevity. In our world of process automation, it’s not uncommon for product lives to be measured in decades. And, some of these control systems, safety systems, and field instrumentation operate...
- 19 May 2011
Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Producers at OTC

Jim Cahill

Lots of people have been trying to track me down this week in Houston. Unfortunately, as I’ve shared with them, they’d have to head 150 miles west because I’m in Austin. The reports from OTC are coming from quite a number of Emerson folks at the Offshore...
- 5 May 2011
Measuring Gas and Liquid Phases in Oil & Gas Production

Jim Cahill

I’ll freely admit my bias toward fascination with the offshore oil & gas industry where my career began back in the mid 1980s. The technology has advanced quite a long way from those days. One area in particular is in measurement. It’s challenging to...
- 18 Feb 2011
Avoiding Hydrate Formation in Offshore Gas Wells

Jim Cahill

In an Offshore magazine article, Bringing greater control to hydrate management, Emerson’s Jan Olaf Gomnæs describes the issues some offshore natural gas producers face with the formation of hydrates in the producing wells. Jan describes these hydrates...
- 25 Jan 2011