Globally, oil and gas producers seek ways to lower fugitive emissions for safety, environment and economic reasons. These are the unintended emissions of gases from pressurized parts of the production process. At the upcoming April 30-May 3 Offshore Technology...
In an upcoming presentation at the 2018 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Emerson’s Jonas Berge will present, Digital Transformation and IIoT for Oil and Gas Production, on Tuesday May 1 at 10:15 CDT as part of the Well Control Intelligence for the Next 50 Years technical program section.
While the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are all the rage these days, the sensors monitoring industrial processes have long had microprocessors to report more than what they are supposed to sense—such as pressure transmitters...
The April 30th through May 3rd Offshore Technology Conference (OTC2018) in Houston, Texas will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. Energy professionals and suppliers serving the oil & gas industry gather to: …exchange ideas and opinions to advance scientific...
The separation of oil, gas, produced water and sediments from producing oil & gas wells take place in production separators. Traditionally test separators were also installed to individually test the wells to determine their composition of these components....
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...
You may have heard about the transformation of Emerson into two business platforms—Automation Solutions and Commercial and Residential Solutions. Automation Solutions brought together Emerson Process Management and Emerson Industrial Automation. One of the key brands...
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is: …the largest event in the world for the oil and gas industry featuring more than 2,300 exhibitors, and attendees representing 100 countries. OTC 2017 will be held May 1-4 in Houston, Texas this year. With the excess supply...
In these current times of lower oil prices, operational efficiency is a top priority along with cost control for oil and gas producers. The challenge is to maintain base production levels and extend & stem the decline rate of producing wells. Most wells require...
Successfully and economically getting oil and gas from the reservoir to the point of sale is known as flow assurance. Wikipedia defines it as: …extremely diverse, encompassing many discrete and specialized subjects and bridging across the full gamut of engineering...
Managing produced oil & gas fluids go through the phases of allocation royalty, centralized processing, tank management and transfers. The opportunities for inaccuracies and losses can be quite high. At the 2016 Offshore Technology Conference, Emerson's Jody...
As I prepare to head over to Houston today for the Offshore Technology Conference, I see that oil prices have managed to sustain the gains they have made over the month of April. That should help lift everyone's spirits this week. Our Emerson oil and gas experts with...
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