National oil & gas company simplifies operations with Micro Motion Coriolis meters
OIL & GAS
RESULTS•Reduceduncertaintyfordailybalancesofcrudeoilfrom
operationstotransportationareaswithaccuracyof0.05%forflowand0.0002g/cm3fordensity
•Reducedmaintenancecostswhichresultedin$500,000peryearinsparepartsandmanpowersaving
•Implementedreal-timeandremotemonitoringfromstorageandpumpingstations,tothemanager’soffice,usingWirelessHART™
APPLICATIONAmajornationaloiloperatingcompanyinMexicousespositivedisplacement(PD)metersinallthestorageandpumpingstationsthatreceivecrudeoilproduction.AdditionalmeasurementofthecrudeoilqualityisrequiredwhenutilizingPDmeters,specificallyAPIgravityandBS&W(basicsedimentandwater).Tomakethismeasurement,samplingsystemscaptureproductsamples,whicharesenttothelaboratoryforanalysis.Thedataisthenusedtoadjuststandardvolumecalculationsfortheoveralldailybalances.Thesesamplingproceduresandlaboratoryanalysesintroduceinaccuraciesanduncertaintiesinthefinalcalculationswhichaddconstantdeviationstothedailybalances.
CHALLENGEThecompanyfacedmanychallengeswiththeirstorageandtransportoperationsincluding:
•Pooraccuracyincrudeoilbalances
•HighmaintenancecostsforPDMeters
•FrequentshutdownsfrommanualsamplingtocalibratePDMeters
•Highoperationcosts
•Inabilitytoaccessreal-timedataforongoingandcriticaloperationaldecisions
Thecompanyrequiredareliable,accuratemeasurementsolutionthatcouldbeeasilyintegratedintothesystems.
SOLUTIONThecompanytestedMicroMotion®ELITE®CoriolisflowmeterstoreplacethePDmeterswhichresultedinimmediateaccuracyimprovementoftheoverallcrudeinventorybalance.
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Generalstorageandpumpingstation
OIL & GAS
Withimprovedaccuracy,lessmetertroubleshooting,andoverallimprovedmeterreliabilityandperformance,maintenanceandsparecostswerereducedby$500,000peryear.ThecompanyleveragedtheNetOilComputercapabilityfromtheCoriolismeterforin-linewatercutdeterminationandreducedtheneedformanualsamples.Thisprovidedanexcellent,real-timequalitycrudeoilmeasurementforsimplifiedoperations.
Inadditiontoreducingmetermaintenancecosts,theoperationsgroupusedSmartMeterVerificationandWirelessHART™communicationwithSmartWirelessTHUMAdaptersforremoteperformancemonitoring.ThesesimplesystemcheckseliminatedthefrequentcalibrationsrequiredbythePDmeters.Fortheannualcalibrations,thecompanywasalsoabletoperformon-site,localcalibrationusingNationalPrimaryCalibrationLab.
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PipelinecustodytransfersystemwithCoriolismetersandastationaryprover
CoriolisLACTunitsataproductiongatheringstation
