Some processes, such as oil & gas production, not only have to measure liquid levels but sometimes must measure sediment levels that can come along in the production stream and settle in vessels and tanks. This quick, 2:38 "How To" YouTube video, How Does the...
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Automation Innovations for Arctic Oil and Gas Producers
As we approach the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, it is around-the-clock daylight for oil and gas producers in Alaska's Arctic region. This situation flips to months of darkness around the winter solstice. These conditions and others pose challenges for...
Perspectives from the Permian Basin
A recent West Texas news article highlighted the fact that: …the Permian Basin became the largest producing oil field in the world in April surging past Saudi Arabia's Ghawar. The Energy Information Administration reports oil production in the Permian Basin at 4.2...
Continuously Monitoring for Pipeline Corrosion
The need for pipelines to get oil & gas from producing regions to processing and distribution areas in the global supply chain continues to grow. Monitoring for corrosion is critical to prevent safety and environmental incidents. This 3 ½ minute YouTube video,...
Coriolis Flow Measurement for Wet Gas Production
In upstream oil & gas production, flow measurements are critical for determining the health and longevity of the producing and injection wells. Many technologies such as multiphase flow meters and differential pressure (DP) measurements can be used. In a...
New Pressure Sensor Technology for Offshore Oil and Gas Applications
Author: Chip Bremer At the May 6-9 Offshore Technology Conference, Emerson's David Andrew will discuss a new pressure sensor technology that could have a significant impact in a variety of offshore and downhole oil and gas applications. The single crystal integrated...
Podcast: Driving Operational Improvements in the Energy Industries
Emerson's Sudhir Jain joins us in this FIRSTHAND Operational Certainty in a Pod podcast as a follow up to our earlier 5 Questions for an Emerson Expert podcast with Sudhir. As an Operational Certainty consultant, he shares some of the oil & gas applications for...
Integrated Upper and Lower Completions Downhole Solution
The drilling and reservoir management side of upstream oil & gas exploration and production has relied on downhole sensors to help optimize these downhole operations. As technology has advanced, so has the level of information available to improve real-time...
Award-Winning Rock Type Classification with Machine Learning
Author: Samhita Shah The results are in! Emerson's Rock Type Classification (RTC) with Machine Learning has been announced as the winner of the 2019 Hart Energy Meritorious Awards for Engineering (MEA) Innovation in the category of Exploration/Geoscience. The MEA...
Protecting the Astronomers’ Dark Skies
The history of McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas dates back to the 1920s. The location was ideal due to: …some of the darkest night skies in the continental United States. It also happens to be located not too far from one of the world's most...
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Digital Transformation
Let's end the week with a look back at one of the news items in the flurry of news coming out of CERAWeek. The news, Repsol Selects Emerson for Multi-Year Exploration Technology Contract, describes how Repsol has standardized on Emerson's Paradigm Exploration &...
Natural Gas Infrastructure in the Permian Basin
The prolific Permian Basin has been a part of many conversations this week at CERAWeek 2019. In a panel session, North American Gas Infrastructure: Keeping pace with gas production, Emerson's David Tredinnick shared his perspectives on the current pipeline constraints...
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