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Remote desktop monitoring of Shell wellheads with HotSense™

Shell Monitoring Configuration 1
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    Ionix HotSense™ has been successfully deployed with a CALIPERAY wireless system and a field communication kit to monitor erosion rates in a remote upstream Shell facility as an alternative to manual inspection with X-ray RT profiling.

    Key Benefits:

    • Maximising well productivity, based on known erosion rates
    • Increasing safety, reduced site activity & exposure to X-ray
    • Reducing costs by automating data collection remotely

     

    The Application:

    ► Ionix HotSense™ sensors were connected to a Mistras WirelessHART CALIPERAY™ ultrasonic monitoring system to make automated, accurate, precise and reliable thickness measurements.

    ► The system is intrinsically safe certified for use in FM Class 1 Div 1 and ATEX & IECEx Zone 0 applications.

    ► HotSense™ sensors were attached to the NPS 2” pipes using the non-intrusive clamp deployment system during live operation of the well.

    ► A Field Communication Kit was installed based on a WirelessHART gateway, power supply and cellular modem to provide direct data transfer to a remote server.

    ► Advanced software for wall thickness data analysis and graphical visualisation (WAMP) was installed on the server for data collection and analysis

    ► Measurements collected from the UT system over a 6 month period were successfully validated against RT profile images

     

    Key Outputs:

    ► Thickness measurements can be automatically collected and uploaded via the cellular enabled field deployment kit.

    ► Frequent, consistent and high-quality wall thickness data collection enables the customer to maximise well productivity and increase safety.

    ► The measurement was validated as an upper operating threshold, risk mitigation strategy compared to the costly alternative – RT profiling.

    ► Process and Production engineers have desktop access to integrity data from the remote site allowing production optimisation and profitable decisions based on measurable data.

    ► Reduced inspection costs avoiding travel and eliminating hot work permits

    ► Continuous monitoring from remote and hazardous locations delivered reduced exposure of staff to hazardous environments

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