Measuring flow rates on producing gas wells can be difficult on plunger lift applications. The mechanical plungers are used to remove water slugs which build up and reduce production rates. When the plunger pulls up the well bore, the differential pressure (DP) flow...
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Reducing Oil & Gas Lost and Unaccounted for Production
In oil & gas production, lost and unaccounted for (LUAF) production is: …the difference of the physical inputs and the physical outputs of the pipeline system… A "LOSS" occurs whenever the physical inputs are greater than outputs of the pipeline system. Flow...
Best Practices Specifying MES Workflows for Life Sciences Projects
Author: Jonathan Lustri Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Life Sciences projects can be costly and be a challenge to keep in control. The biggest contributor to these challenges are the defining and design of manufacturing workflows. A Workflow is an MES procedural...
Vortex Flow Meter Principles of Operation
In yesterday's post, we looked at three different flow measurement technologies used in fiscal metering applications—differential pressure (DP), Coriolis, and Ultrasonic. Today let's look at flow measurement with vortex flow meters. There is a new, very educational...
Natural Gas Flowmeter Selection
Flow measurement is critical in fiscal measurement applications from custody transfer to allocations between parties. The choice of technologies is broad and dependent on the fluid being measured and properties of the application. In an Applied Automation article,...
Maximize Opportunity Crude Blend Percentages
A recent Hydrocarbon Processing article highlighted the changing financial picture for refiners over the past 24 months: Those margins collapsed this year in a global fuel supply glut, providing an incentive for refiners to undertake the shutdowns necessary for...
Modular Multiphase Oil and Gas Well Flow Metering
With many oil and gas producers facing tighter margins due to prices, any capital and operational expenditures must be closely scrutinized. To maximize the life and production rates of the well and improve reservoir decision-making, it is important to characterize and...
Optimizing Sugar Mill Boiler Performance
Steam boilers are used in sugar mills to generate electricity and for heat in various stages of production, such as crystallization process. This process converts the sugar syrup into sugar crystals. Optimizing the performance of the boilers improves energy efficiency...
Accurate Multiphase Flow Measurement
Many industries, such as oil & gas production, require flow measurement for fluids with gas and liquid phases. In this quick 1:49 video, 5700 with Advanced Phase Measurement, Emerson's Kevin Borden describes how advanced phase measurement (APM) technology provides...
Urea Production Automation Challenges
Urea is a key component in nitrogen-rich fertilizers. Typically, the urea production process begins with hydrogen from natural gas and nitrogen in the air to produce ammonia. Urea is produced from the combination of ammonia and carbon dioxide. Urea producers must...
Sizing Control Valves for Outgassing Applications
Think about what occurs when you open a bottle of champagne. Immediately the pressure inside the bottle drops to atmospheric pressure. This is below the pressure that allows the dissolved carbon dioxide to remain in solution, thus the CO2 gas is released. This sudden...
Natural Gas Liquids Mass Measurement
Natural gas liquids (NGLs) are composed of many hydrocarbons including ethane, propane, butane, pentane and natural gasoline. Measuring the volume of this hydrocarbon mixture required for its sale is challenging because of the impact of pressure, temperature and how...
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