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  • The Intelligent Multistage Completion Network – A Straightforward, Reliable Solution to a Complex Problem

    Jim Cahill
    What is an Intelligent Multistage Completion Network? Traditionally, oil and gas operators didn’t have much choice in what data they could gather from a downhole environment. High levels of visibility and control in a reservoir might have felt like a pipe dream for a long time. Fortunately, operators can now access reservoir sandface data and make more informed decisions for optimizing production with the help of an…

  • The Intelligent Multistage Completion Network – A Straightforward, Reliable Solution to a Complex Problem

    Jim Cahill
    What is an Intelligent Multistage Completion Network? Traditionally, oil and gas operators didn’t have much choice in what data they could gather from a downhole environment. High levels of visibility and control in a reservoir might have felt like a pipe dream for a long time. Fortunately, operators can now access reservoir sandface data and make more informed decisions for optimizing production with the help of an…

  • The Intelligent Multistage Completion Network – A Straightforward, Reliable Solution to a Complex Problem

    Michael Scott
    What is an Intelligent Multistage Completion Network? Traditionally, oil and gas operators didn’t have much choice in what data they could gather from a downhole environment. High levels of visibility and control in a reservoir might have felt like a pipe dream for a long time. Fortunately, operators can now access reservoir sandface data and make more informed decisions for optimizing production with the help of an…

  • pH Modeling and Control at AIChE Spring Meeting

    Jim Cahill
    I was always better at physics than chemistry, which is probably why I chose electrical engineering over chemical engineering. But I do appreciate my very smart Emerson chemical engineering colleagues and the contributions they make to safe, reliable and efficient manufacturing plants. I mention this as background for the chemical engineers’ professional organization, AIChE. The 2022 AIChE Spring Meeting and 18 th Global…

  • Employee Spotlight: 12 Questions with Automation Engineer Maci Prescott

    Deidrea Niece
    The halls of Emerson are home to many interests and skills. Through this blog series, we are highlighting those who are currently or have completed the Engineers in Leadership program The Emerson Engineers in Leadership Program is a two-year rotational program for undergraduate engineers to gain experience in a range of functional roles and assignments, including engineering, product development, supply chain, operations…

  • Water Management Control and Safety in the Cloud

    Amy Thibault
    Water management companies can make significant safety and control gains with Emerson’s Zedi Cloud SCADA platform that quickly and accurately compiles data from any digital monitoring hardware via gateways that support a variety of protocols. Emerson provides end-users with a web interface and the ability to push data to third-party platforms, allowing remote control and optimization via cloud-based data access. Taking…

  • Improving Quality in Midstream Lithium Production

    Michael Machuca
    In an earlier post, Solving Battery Production Growth Challenges , we touched on the upstream, midstream, and downstream production from lithium mining to lithium battery production. Today, we’ll focus on the midstream production process. Again, Sung Heon Lee and I collaborated on the content of this post. The midstream part of the lithium value chain involves manufacturing the Cathode, Anode, Electrolyte, and Separator…

  • Green Diesel: A New Industry Built Entirely on Sustainability

    Meha Jha
    Authors: Meha Jha and Julie Valentine It isn’t often that we get to see a new industry being born, but in many respects, the growth of green (renewable) diesel is just that event. The idea of manufacturing diesel, indistinguishable from the conventional product, using only non-fossil feedstocks, and in meaningful quantities, is a pretty big deal, especially in terms of sustainability. Green diesel is a post-digital…

  • Role of Automation in Achieving Environmental Sustainability

    Paul Wann
    When we think about new large-scale decarbonisation projects in the UK, the focus will be on the coastal manufacturing and power generation clusters. Carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) will be a critical element of decarbonisation, together with the transition to low carbon energy sources. Covering industries in Teesside and Humberside, the `East Coast Cluster’ is one of the first projects to be selected for…

  • The Benefits of Continuous Corrosion Monitoring Over Periodic Manual Inspection

    William Fazackerley
    Whilst manual inspection remains a valuable tool for measuring the plant health, this blog post explains the benefits of continuous monitoring over periodic inspection.  Turning corrosion and erosion data to into true process insights Uncontrolled corrosion and material degradation undeniably leads to hefty safety, environmental, reliability, and operational consequences. Standards, developed by the American Petroleum…

  • Advancing Water Management Safety

    Amy Thibault
    The water management industry continues to be plagued by multiple challenges, including aging infrastructure combined with an aging workforce that puts our water supply systems at even greater risk. This risk is due to the loss of critical expertise and other hurdles like natural disasters, including wildfires, floods, and drought that can significantly affect the safety of our water systems. Water management operations…

  • Adaptable Landscape Components Facilitate Digital Transformation

    Christian Berg
    The BioPhorum Operations Group (BPOG) established a digital plant maturity model (DPMM) for biopharmaceutical manufacturing to define stages of factory evolution “from simple paper-based plants through to the fully automated and integrated ‘adaptive plant’ of the future.” The model gives organizations a common tool for industry comparison and measurement of progress. It also provides a platform to facilitate collaboration…

  • Ready to Own your Virtualization Infrastructure?

    Todd Walden
    Over the last decade or so we’ve seen rack after rack of servers disappear as organizations have embraced virtualization technology. Not only does moving to a virtualized backbone reduce equipment footprint, but it also dramatically reduces energy usage to help plants improve their sustainability and efficiency. However, virtualized systems are often complex, making them difficult for operational technology (OT) teams…

  • Subsea Downhole Casing Pressure and Temperature Measurement

    Jim Cahill
    Subsea, or fully-submerged ocean oil & gas equipment, goes back to when “ Shell completed its first subsea well in the Gulf of Mexico in 1961. ” Given the difficulty in accessing this equipment, downhole measurements are essential in maintaining optimum production. A quick, 2:18 video, Roxar Downhole Wireless PT Sensor System , shows how this pressure-temperature continuous monitoring solution provides oil & gas operators…

  • Anytime, Anywhere Simulation and Engineering via the Cloud

    Todd Walden
    In the last five years, simulation technologies have been a critical tool used to drive digital transformation of automated processes. In simulated environments, organizations can provide comprehensive training for personnel and test new control configurations without the safety and production risks of accessing real-world equipment. Many organizations are also turning to collaborative engineering tools to leverage…

  • Real-Time Monitoring of Critical Well Barriers with the Roxar Downhole Wireless PT Sensor System

    Jim Cahill
    Downhole environments are tricky to manage and monitor – and that’s putting it mildly. Maximizing reservoir performance in the safest and most efficient way possible requires critical temperature and pressure data. In particular, visibility into well barrier integrity vastly improves risk management of your overall operation and can even extend production up-time over the lifetime of your well. To take on the challenge…

  • Real-Time Monitoring of Critical Well Barriers with the Roxar Downhole Wireless PT Sensor System

    Jim Cahill
    Downhole environments are tricky to manage and monitor – and that’s putting it mildly. Maximizing reservoir performance in the safest and most efficient way possible requires critical temperature and pressure data. In particular, visibility into well barrier integrity vastly improves risk management of your overall operation and can even extend production up-time over the lifetime of your well. To take on the challenge…

  • Real-Time Monitoring of Critical Well Barriers with the Roxar Downhole Wireless PT Sensor System

    Michael Scott
    Downhole environments are tricky to manage and monitor – and that’s putting it mildly. Maximizing reservoir performance in the safest and most efficient way possible requires critical temperature and pressure data. In particular, visibility into well barrier integrity vastly improves risk management of your overall operation and can even extend production up-time over the lifetime of your well. To take on the challenge…

  • Real-Time Monitoring of Critical Well Barriers with the RoxarTM Downhole Wireless PT Sensor System

    Jim Cahill
    Downhole environments are tricky to manage and monitor – and that’s putting it mildly. Maximizing reservoir performance in the safest and most efficient way possible requires critical temperature and pressure data. In particular, visibility into well barrier integrity vastly improves risk management of your overall operation and can even extend production up-time over the lifetime of your well. To take on the challenge…

  • Employee Spotlight: 12 Questions with Business Development & Acquisitions Analyst Kerryn Harrington

    Deidrea Niece
    Behind the scenes, Emerson has some impressive talent. Some of this talent has stepped out of the classroom and directly into roles where they are helping solve some of the world’s most challenging problems. As part of our Engineers in Leadership blog series, we will be highlighting those who are currently enrolled in or have completed the program and are now based in Florham Park, New Jersey. The Emerson Engineers…

  • Solving Battery Production Growth Challenges

    Michael Machuca
    Sung Heon Lee and I collaborated on the content in this post. Although Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have received a lot of media attention in the past couple of years, they were first commercialized by Sony in 1991. Since then, these batteries have enabled many technological advances. Without it, our lives would look very different today. Li-ion batteries have shaped how we communicate and work – through mobile devices…

  • Digital Transformation for Shutdowns, Turnarounds, Outages

    Jim Cahill
    Continuously operating plants such as refinery and petrochemical complexes require periodic turnarounds to perform necessary maintenance to restore optimum production. Also known as shutdowns and outages, these events can occur a few times per decade or more, depending on the process. In a Chemical Processing article, Maintenance: Turnarounds Get A New Spin , Emerson’s John Sanders joins a KBC senior leader to share…

  • Accuracy for Blending and Batching Operations

    Jim Cahill
    Blending and batching processes require accurate measurements during filling operations. The ingredient mix must be consistent with assuring adherence to specifications. This quick one-and-a-half-minute YouTube video, Blending and Batching with Micro Motion F-Series Coriolis Flow Meters , shows how mass-based measurements in these Micro Motion meters provide the accuracy and reliability to deliver consistent batches…

  • Accuracy for Blending and Batching Operations

    Jim Cahill
    Blending and batching processes require accurate measurements during filling operations. The ingredient mix must be consistent with assuring adherence to specifications. This quick one-and-a-half-minute YouTube video, Blending and Batching with Micro Motion F-Series Coriolis Flow Meters , shows how mass-based measurements in these Micro Motion meters provide the accuracy and reliability to deliver consistent batches…

  • Accuracy for Blending and Batching Operations

    Jim Cahill
    Blending and batching processes require accurate measurements during filling operations. The ingredient mix must be consistent with assuring adherence to specifications. This quick one-and-a-half-minute YouTube video, Blending and Batching with Micro Motion F-Series Coriolis Flow Meters , shows how mass-based measurements in these Micro Motion meters provide the accuracy and reliability to deliver consistent batches…

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