FMC Digital Wellheads - remote monitoring

8/7/2019 FMC Digital Wellheads - remote monitoring

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Digital WellheadsRemote Monitoring Solutions

A Wellhead 2030 Forum Initiative


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Applications

Remotely monitor production

Remotelycontrolwellow

Optimiseproductionandowassurance

Ideal for wells in distantgeographical locations

Benets

Reduce the need for personnel todrive to remote well sites

No wires and cable conduits: less installation costs

Improve asset management

Features

Expandable infrastructure

Ease of sensor integration

Typical 5-year battery life

Non line of sight communication

Pressure sensors

Temperature sensors

Hazardous gas detection

Vibration monitoring

RFID tags for equipment tracking

Leak detection

Central communications hub

Installs quickly and easily

Remote MonitoringFMC Technologies has developed integrated sensingtechnology and instrumentation for remote monitoringand management of production equipment. Thistechnology allows you to wirelessly monitor your

wells production anywhere in the world from your

desktop. This technology reduces the frequency ofwellvisitsbyengineersandeldtechnicians,cutting

operating expense

and improving

personnel safety.

Data Acquisition Real-Time ProcessingReconciled

Inormation

Inormation

Processing

Production

Optimisation

WirelessSensors

CentralCommunications


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HSE BenetJourney

ManagementAccordingtodatafromtheInternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducers,driving-relatedincidentsare the single largest cause of fatalities in the oil industry. At FMC Technologies Surface Wellhead 2030Forum,operatorparticipantsnotedthat80%offatalitieswithintheircompanieswereduetoroad

accidents,suchastechniciansaccessingremotewellheads.

Themoreremotethelocation,thegreaterthedangerposedfromdrivingduetoIncreased time on the road

Driver fatiguePoor road conditionsLess accessible emergency assistance

Remotely monitoring well conditions keeps your people away from the most dangerous job in theoilelddriving.ThistechnologycanbeacriticalpartofE&Pjourneymanagementplans.Managersat

every level should question the need for every vehicle journey. Any technology that reduces the need fordrivinghasadirectbenetonthebottomlineandmoreimportantlyonthesafetyofemployees.

Optoelectronics R&D Centre

Aseldsmature,operatorslookfornewmethodstoincreaseoilrecovery,extendtheoperatinglifeofproductionequipment,andoptimiseproductionefciencyandmaintenanceprogrammes.Toachievethesegoalseconomically,operatorsneedmoreinformationdirectlyfromthewell.

Advancesintechnologyhaveledtosignicantincreasesincommunicationdatarates.Thisisanenabling

factor leading to the increase in the levels of instrumentation on production systems. Rather thandevelopingsensorsbasedonindividualtechnologies,FMCTechnologieshastakenaholisticapproachtosystem enhancement. This systems approach integrates existing technology with new proprietary core

technologies developed in house.

FMCTechnologiesnewOptoelectronicsR&DCentreinGlasgow,Scotland,focusesondevelopingthesenew integrated sensing solutions. E&P operators can nowwirelesslyreceiveeldinformationthatenablesadvancedmonitoring and optimisation of systems for increasedoperationalefciency.

Applied ExperienceMaintenance and

InterventionKnowledge

Management


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Real-TimeEnables earl

Real-time oCondition and Perormance

MonitoringExtend lie o feld services

Optimise maintenance and

intervention programmes

Flow AssuranceAvoid production-related issues:

hydrates, erosion, corrosion,

wax, sand

Intelligent Imaging SystemsStructural integrity monitoring

Security monitoring

Leak detection


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RFID TagsAsset tracking

Component history logger

Asset identifcation

Remote CommunicationData sent via satellite

Accessible via Internet

Alerts sent directly to portable devices

Data historian

System UpgradesGauge readers retrieve digital data

rom existing analogue meters


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Remote Monitoring Solutionfor Desert Locations

Theremotemonitoringsystemconsistsofanonintrusiveretrottoexistingwellheadequipment. The goal is to reduce the number of site visits required by providing robustwellheadproductiondatawirelesslytooperatorofces.

The concept for remote monitoring is to install a suite of sensors that can be integratedonto the existing production equipment. The sensors communicate with a receiver hub atthe well site. The hub can process

the data locally on site or simplyrelay the data via satellite or localcommunications network to anofcelocationorInternetsite.

Equipment Conguration for Remote Site


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Sensor Systems

Annulus pressure monitoringReplace existing gauges with wirelesspressure transmitters.

Environmental monitoringGas detection: H

2S,CO

2,andmethane

RFID tagsRadiofrequencyidenticationtagsimprove

Tracking equipment in transitAssetidenticationStoring component history

Receiver hubCentral unit located at the well site and containing

Signal receiverData processorData historianInterface to external communication link

Vibration monitoringWireless enabled to monitor conditions of

ChokeValves

Machinery

Gauge readerRetrotsolutionforupgradingandintegratingexisting analogue gauges. This clip on solutionuses needle recognition software to convert theanalogue gauge readout into a digital signal.

Temperature monitoring

Discrete wireless temperature sensors monitorowingandambienttemperatures

Intelligent imaging systemA wireless camera device with integratedsoftware for

Structural continuity monitoring

Leak detectionValve position monitoringMultiple gauge readingSecurity


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FMC Technologies Inc.

500 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. W.Ste. 100Houston,Texas77067+12815914000www.fmctechnologies.com

FMC Technologies Ltd.Optoelectronics R&D Centre

Coltness HouseStrathclyde Business ParkBellshill,ML43RB,Scotland+441383731531

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