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Wireless Solutions: Oil & Gas Upstream/Midstream Systems Jim Ralston Strategic Product Manager - Wireless
Wireless Solutions:
Oil & Gas Upstream/Midstream
Systems
Jim Ralston
Strategic Product Manager - Wireless
Wireless Trends – Oil & Gas
Upstream Operations
• Drilling
• Fracking
• Well heads
• Offshore rigs
Midstream Operations
• Compressor stations
• Pipelines
• Tanks farms
• Storage facilities
• Refineries
• Petro-chem plants
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Why is Industrial Wireless Growing?
Field proven secure & reliable technology
Saves money on cable installation
No trenching or conduit installation
Quicker start-up time – no shutdowns
Survives harsh conditions better than wire
Corrosive chemicals, weather, rough handling &
vibration damage networking wire & fiber cable
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Why is Industrial Wireless Growing?
Economical way to reach (very) remote sites
No hard-to-get phone lines
More reliable than phone lines
No high cost phone line charges
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Why is industrial wireless growing?
Information available from Wi-Fi devices
Wireless plant networks for:Production workers
Maintenance
Data collection & Alarming
Remote access for programming/diagnostics
Remote video
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Upstream Wireless Solutions
Fracking & Drilling Rigs
Problems with cable integrity = downtime
Wireless increases reliability
Control systems, mobile worker &
remote access
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Upstream Wireless Solutions
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Well Services – Fracturing
Challenge Cables breaking due to quick tear down
Site reconfigured daily
Harsh Environment, Temperature Extremes
Reliability Paramount
Solution Details Control Truck has single IH radio
Each pump & blender controlled
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Upstream Wireless Solutions
Remote Wellheads
Problems with phone line availability & cost
Wireless networks increase data collection
Connecting Upstream & Midstream Systems
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Upstream Wireless Solutions
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Gruy Petroleum – Walnut Bend
Challenge
Distance – Covers > 10 sq. mi.
Monitor oil tank levels & line pressures
Analog & Discrete I/O Data
Solution Details
21 SLC-500 using DF1
5 minute update rates
Trending on SCADA HMI
22 RLX-FH radios– Repeaters & 250mW output power
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Upstream Wireless Solutions
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Cano Petroleum – Cockrell Ranch Waterflood
Challenge
Distance – Covers > 12 sq. mi.
More than 100 sites monitored
3,500 Discrete & 1,000 Analog I/O
Enhanced Oil Recovery Waterflood
Monitor pressure & flow
Solution Details
4 ControlLogix Concentrators
100+ MicroLogix 1100
Central SCADA – Production Models
100+ RLX-IH radios
– Repeaters & 250mW output power
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Upstream Wireless Solutions
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Enhanced Oil Recovery
Challenge
Monitor Steam Injection flow rates at well heads
120 sites over one square mile
Tolerate rain, dust and high temperatures
Solution Details
WirelessHART pressure transmitters
RLXIB-IHW-66 802.11a/g
Bring field data to PC in field office
Benefit
Higher accuracy, reduced calibration
Constant system monitoring
Alleviate daily manual recording &
data entry
Wireless Sensors
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Upstream Wireless Solutions
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Offshore Oil Rig
Challenge
Fiber optic cables damaged due to constant
vibration
Control system outages affecting production
Solution Details
Wireless 802.11g Industrial Hotspots
Benefit
Improved network availability
Increased production
Also supports Mobile devices
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Midstream Wireless Solutions
Tank Farms
High cost of fiber cable installation
Wireless networking for level monitoring,
valve control, alarming and instrument alarms
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Midstream Wireless Solutions
Pipelines & Compressor Stations
Long distance between monitoring & control
points
Wireless cost effective alternative to phone
lines & satellites
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Midstream Wireless Solutions
LPG Pipeline Monitoring
Challenge Monitor pipeline pressure & valve status
Pipeline runs from Medford, OK to Tulsa
Monitor from SCADA system in Midland, TX
Solution Details RLXIC-SG Serial GSM Modems
ModBus RTU protocol
Benefit to Customer Satellite – cost of $200/mo for access
Frequency Hopping – cost of
$100,000 in radios & towers
Cellular – cost of $50/mo for AT&T service
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Midstream Wireless Solutions
Refineries & Petro Plants
High cost of fiber cable installation
Wireless solutions for mobile worker, control
systems, video monitoring & alarms
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Midstream Wireless Solutions
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Frontier Refinery
DCS Connection: 2 Offices / ControlLogix PLC
Well-head production monitoring: 40 sites / 40 MicroLogix 1100
Tank Level monitoring: 14 sites / ControlLogix PLC / 750ms update
Mobile Worker connectivity
RedundancyFrontier Oil Refinery
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Midstream Solution
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Canadian Refinery
Heat trace system with 30+ temp monitoring points
Modbus RTU SCADA system
30 Frequency Hopping serial radios (RLX-IFH9E
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Booth Live Demo
Cellular
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Industrial
Cellular
Gateway
Remote Worker
ControlLogix
MIMO
RLX2-IHNF
Master ControlLogix
3G
Wireless
Serial RTU
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Wellhead 1
Compressor Station1
High Speed
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Serial Modbus
RTU or DNP 3
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IV&C
Wellhead 2
MIMO
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Industrial
Wi-Fi
iPAD 3
· iVIEW SCADA
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4G
Wireless
In-booth Video
Camera
Compressor Station 2
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Questions?
Jim Ralston
Wireless Product Strategy Manager
724-554-8498
www.prosoft-technology.com
