Sand and Erosion Monitoring for Underground Gas Storage Retrieval Optimization
Improve maintenance and safety in gas retrieval operations by monitoring solids, fluid erosivity and pipework metal loss
Maximize gas retrieval rates with sand and erosion measurement
During the winter season energy demand peaks, requiring sustained high velocity gas retrieval. Unwanted solids production will the erode pipework, rotating equipment and valves, causing potential loss of containment and costly fines while also hindering delivery commitments.
Measuring the rate of solids particles and the loss in pipe wall thickness are key indicators of risk and impact of erosion that help operators maximize retrieval operations and optimize future storage. Confidently increase your gas retrieval rates through continuous monitoring of solids and metal loss using non-intrusive monitoring technologies that are quick and easy to retrofit to your infrastructure.
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Recommended Products
Roxar SAM Acoustic Sand Monitor is a non-intrusive sensor that provides real-time production sand information, allowing increased oil & gas production rates and less topside erosion events. The referenced instrument is based on acoustic technology and proprietary algorithms that translate the sand noise into actionable data. The Roxar SAM provides an immediate response to sand production that allows production flow adjustment, sand separator efficiency monitoring and other onshore and offshore upstream applications. The referenced instrument data can be enhanced further with Roxar SandLog and / or Permasense corrosion and erosion monitors.
- Non-intrusive, easy to install
- Easy to understand sand intensity and quantification data
- Sand quantification when combined with sand injection calibration
Uncertainty
+/– 5% (with sand injection calibration)
Particle Detection
Typically from 15 µm (gas) and 25 µm (liquid)
Flow Velocity
Minimum 1 m/s
Get ongoing visibility of corrosion and erosion trends in real-time with unique ultrasonic sensors that continuously measure pipe thickness. The ET210 Sensor system is non-intrusive and battery-powered, allowing for quick and straightforward magnetic installation. The reliable, accurate wall thickness data delivered via a WirelessHART® network from the ET210 system to the accompanying software can help you make better decisions regarding pipe maintenance and replacement.
- The wall thickness sensors use EMAT technology and are capable of measuring through external protective coatings enabling continuous operation in upstream applications
- Accurately identify corrosion and erosion trends while avoiding inefficient and potentially unsafe manual inspection methods
- Easy, intuitive and non-intrusive installation enables a quick method to automate without the cost of wiring
Temperature Range
from -40 °C (-40 °F) up to 120 °C (250 °F)
Communication Protocol
WirelessHART
Battery Life
9 years (BP20E power module)
Rosemount 4390 Series of Corrosion and Erosion Wireless Transmitters provide continuous, accurate and highly sensitive real time corrosion and erosion monitoring data, enabling maximum performance through process optimization and eliminate the need of costly walkdowns. The transmitters delivers superior corrosion and erosion management data by using top of the range instruments thus providing improved data processing, flexible data management solutions and a friendly user interface.
- Provides continuous, accurate and highly sensitive monitoring data
- Corrosion transmitter compatible with ER and LPR probes, from Emerson and other major vendors
- Erosion transmitter compatible with probes from 1 up to 4 elements, from Emerson and other major vendors
Probe Types
Reads Electrical Resistance (ER) Probe and Linear Polarization Resistance (LPR) Probes
Resolution
24-bit instrument resolution. Experienced sensitivity, low nanometer for ER probes, depending on probe and conditions
Communication Protocol
WirelessHART, IEC 62591
