The temperature of a production heater needs to be at a certain value for operations. It is usually set by increasing the heat and measuring the resulting temperature using thermocouples. The temperature often overshoots the target and fluctuates around the target. One way to set the temperature is to use a PID (Proportional, Integral, Derivative) […]
Read moreProfire Energy’s PC180 is the chemical management system (CMS) of choice for upstream chemical injection operations. It is an electronic control and monitoring system. It is compatible with almost all existing pumps and it can often utilize the chemical injection pumps already found in many well sites. The PC180 controller can be set up to […]
Read moreThe National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a global nonprofit organization, established in 1896, that is devoted to eliminating death, injury, property, and economic loss due to fire, electrical, and related hazards. The NFPA publishes more than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and the effects of fire and other risks. […]
Read moreAlberta Energy Regulator’s (AER) Directive 60 concerns the regulations regarding the upstream petroleum industry’s flaring, incinerating and venting needs. The precursor of AER – EUB (Alberta Energy and Utilities Board) – and the precursor of Alberta Environments and Parks (AEP) – Alberta Environment – supported the Alberta Research Council’s research on flaring due to concerns. […]
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The series of valves, regulators, and switches that fuel is carried through in an oil production heater/ gas process treatment equipment is known in the industry as a fuel train or sometimes a gas train. Fuel trains regulate the amount and pressure of fuel to the burners. They also keep gas out of the combustion […]
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A solenoid is a coil of electrical wires. When electricity passes through it, it becomes an electromagnet. A magnetic field is created through and around the coil. If a metallic core is placed within the coil, the electromagnetic field moves it. The solenoid is used in several applications, including those involving solenoid valves. The flow […]
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Read moreThe E&P (Exploration & Production) industry makes extensive use of methanol, due to its dehydrating properties. Methanol is very useful when there is water mixed with crude oil, as in the case of mature wells that have reached the reservoir’s oil water contact. In addition to dehydration, it prevents frost at low temperatures by lowering […]
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We usually use a thermometer to measure temperature. What if the temperature is so high that it will boil away the mercury in the thermometer, as can be the case with production heaters? What do we use in such situations? We use thermocouples. Metals conduct heat as well as electricity when they are heated. The […]
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An ignition coil consists of a laminated iron core surrounded by two coils of copper wire. Unlike a power transformer, an ignition coil has an open magnetic circuit — the iron core does not form a closed loop around the windings. The energy that is stored in the magnetic field of the core is the […]
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